08/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – Olivier Lemaitre has been appointed the new Secretary General of Eurospace, ran the announcement from the association representing the European space industry on Friday 8 November. He takes over from Giuseppe Morsillo. Mr Lemaitre was part of the Belgian delegation to the European Space Agency (ESA) Council and also advised the Belgian Permanent Representation to the EU on issues relating to space. He was in charge of Eurospace's Brussels office until 2014, before being hired by Thales Alenia Space as their Director of European Affairs. "Olivier has a long-standing experience and a strong network in the European space policy sector, at the crossroads of the private and the public sector", said Eurospace in their statement. (PH)