Carlo des Dorides
Executive Director
European GNSS Agency
European Union

Biography
Carlo des Dorides was appointed as the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency in January 2011. Before taking office, Mr. des Dorides had key management responsibilities at the European Commission, DG Enterprise. In particular, he was responsible for the definition of the Galileo/EGNOS exploitation phase. Before joining the Commission, Mr. des Dorides was Head of the Concession Department at the European GNSS Supervisory Authority and, in this same function, he served as chief negotiator of the Galileo Public-Private- Partnership/ Concession contract at the Galileo Joint Undertaking. Prior to his work with the European Union, Mr. des Dorides was Director of Programs and Engineering at ENAV and was responsible for updating the technology of Italian airports and Area Control Centers. Mr. des Dorides holds a degree in engineering from the University of Rome and an MBA from CUOA, Vicenza, Italy.