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Netflix adds Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer to board

By TechTaffy Desk

Netflix has added Rodolphe Belmer to its board. Since March 2016, Mr. Belmer has served as CEO of Eutelsat. He previously held several roles at Canal + Group, which he joined in 2001, most recently serving as its CEO from 2012 to 2015.

Mr. Belmer began his career in the marketing department of Procter & Gamble France before joining McKinsey in 1998. He is a graduate of France’s HEC business school.

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