Appointment of new Country Head at Thales India

Mr. Eric LENSEIGNE has taken over as the Country Director & Managing Director of Thales India Pvt. Ltd. He will be based in New Delhi. Eric holds Master’s Degrees in Electronic & Signal Processing and in Business Administration as well. Eric has over 23 years’ experience in International Business and Market Development in Northern Europe, Russia, Middle East and Asia. He started his career with the Alcatel Group and rose to become Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs at Alcatel-Lucent prior to joining the Thales Group in 2008. Before moving to India, Eric was the Thales Group Country Director, Nordic and Baltic States and Managing Director of Thales Sverige based out of Stockholm, Sweden. His responsibilities included leading the Business Development activities for the Thales Group. Eric, 49 is married with four children and his other interests include playing the guitar. He speaks French and English and has a basic understanding of Russian and Spanish.