Xavier Lansel is the Head of Marketing and Business Intelligence for Launch Services at Avio, based in Paris, France. He is supporting the Sales team dedicated to the commercialization of the Vega C launch services. Prior to Avio, Xavier worked for Novaspace as Manager on satellite manufacturing and satcom connectivity topics. Before this, he worked for the French Aerospace Research Office (ONERA) as a Key Accounts Manager for the aeronautical sector. He also worked at Marlink as a Project Manager and at Airbus Defence and Space in business development positions.​Xavier holds a Master’s Degree in General Engineering from EPF Graduate School of Engineering where he specialized in Aeronautics & Space, as well as a Master’s Degree in European Business with a specialization in Finance from ESCP Europe.