Management team
The SmarDTV team is led by experienced professionals with decades of experience in digital TV.
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Eric CHAUBERT CEO of SmarDTV, Kudelski Group subsidiary
- 16 years of experience in the digital TV industry (Lysis, NAGRA, SmarDTV)
- 6 years of senior management experience in digital consumer electronics at NAGRA and SmarDTV
- Contributed in various DVB standards and in the design and launch of several major digital PayTV operations worldwide
- Graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne in 1992
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Laurent Kaeslin CFO
- Joined the Kudelski Group in 2003 as Head of accounting and tax for the Kudelski Group
- 10 years advisory experience in two of the big four consulting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst&Young)
- Swiss Certified Public Accountant in 1999
- Graduated in 1994 in economic science (HEC) at the University of Lausanne
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Laurent MOLAC Vice President Engineering
- 15 years experience in Digital TV and R&D (Canal+, Canal+ technologies, Logiways, Nagra) in architecture and R&D team management
- Graduated Ecole Superieure d’Electronique de l’Ouest, Angers, France
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Emmanuel RAPIN Vice President Operations
- 15 years experience in international operation management within the High Tech and Telco industries
- Graduated Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1994, University of Lausanne, business school in 1994, IMD Lausanne, 2004
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Conor RYAN Vice President Marketing
- 10 years software and silicon experience (Siemens, S3, Parthus-Ceva) in different roles including development and product marketing.
- 10 years digital television marketing experience (Lysis, Fastcom, NAGRA, SmarDTV) in product management, business development and marketing roles.
- Graduated Trinity College Dublin, BA, BAI, MSc in 1989.
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Jérôme VIAL Vice President Sales
- 9 years experience in sales and development in United States, Canada and Europe, in different roles including Trade Manager, CRM Manager and Sales Account Manager
- 8 years experience on the Pay TV industry and new media (Canal+, Nagra France, Cognacq-Jay Image in Paris)
- Graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 1994
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