Leadership Team

Andrew Browne joined Telesat as Chief Financial Officer in 2019 and is responsible for all corporate financial matters, treasury and risk management.  

Mr. Browne has had a long and distinguished career in the satellite industry, serving most recently as the CFO of SES. Prior to that, he was CFO of O3b Networks where he was involved in introducing the first Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation to the market. Prior to joining O3b, Mr. Browne was CFO and member of the management board at SES from 2010. He served as CFO of New Skies Satellites between 1998 and 2008 overseeing IPOs on the NYSE and Euronext before the sale of New Skies to the Blackstone Group and ultimately to SES. Mr. Browne was CFO and Deputy CEO of Intelsat between 1995 and 1998. Prior to Intelsat, he held CFO and board positions at a number of global companies and organizations specializing in the telecommunications, technology and financial sectors, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Silicon Valley, Tom Tom in Amsterdam, and the Development Bank of Ireland in Dublin. 

Mr. Browne is currently a member of the board of the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France. He is a certified public accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Trinity College, Ireland.