Francesco Passaretta

Thales Alenia Space

Director Marketing

Francesco Passaretta, is Director Marketing at Thales Alenia Space.
He has more than 20 years’ experience in the Space domain, starting his career as Cost Engineer at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) of the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. He worked as Technical Engineer in the R&D Department of the Astronomical Observatory of Milan, Italy before joining Thales Alenia Space in 2000 as Marketing Manager for commercial space programs. In 2005 he took the responsibility of SAR Advanced Projects and in 2007 he was appointed Head of Export Business Acquisition. In March 2014 he was appointed Director Solutions Marketing Observation,
Navigation & Exploration in the Sales & Marketing Department.
Since July 2022 he is the Director Marketing at Thales Alenia Space.
Francesco Passaretta holds a Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, majoring in Satellite Mission Analysis.