I look forward to contributing to the future of Eutelsat's video and connectivity businesses and to its ambitious strategic roadmap as part of the telecom pivot." It is just two weeks since Eutelsat signed final approval for its merger with OneWeb to be completed, paving the way for the closure of the transaction in Q2 or Q3, 2023. Eutelsat and the main shareholders of OneWeb including the UK government, Bharti Airtel and Softbank agreed to the merger, which is largely expected to result in Eutelsat's senior management taking over responsibility for the whole operation. However, the merger is still subject to agreement of Eutelsat shareholders in an extraordinary general meeting to be held in the second or third quarter of 2023. Eutelsat's CEO Eva Berneke and its chairman Dominique D'Hinnin will be in charge of the combined satellite company when it takes over OneWeb by the end of June 2023, the companies said in July.