ESSP SAS
Eric Laffont currently serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) at ESSP SAS, a position held since December 2023. Prior to this role, Laffont was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at TELESPAZIO FRANCE from June 2009 to November 2023, where responsibilities included OSSI, CSAM, and CE. Laffont also held the position of Galileo GSF Cybersecurity Architect, focusing on the architecture and security of the Galileo IOV/WP2SD DA. Earlier experience includes a role at CNES from January 1998 to June 2007 in Earth Observation and positions in Technical Development and hardware/software development at Visual Information Services Corp. and Commodore Business Machines, respectively. Laffont’s educational background includes studies at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III.
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ESSP SAS
ESSP SAS (European Satellite Services Provider) is a European private company under French law whose shareholders are 7 key Air Navigation Service Providers: • DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung (Germany) • DSNA Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (France) • ENAIRE (Spain) • ENAV L'Ente Nazionale Assistenza al Volo (Italy) • NATS National Air Traffic Services (United Kingdom) • NAV Navegação Aérea de Portugal (Portugal) • Skyguide Schweizerische Aktiengesellschaft für zivile und militärische Flugsicherung (Switzerland) ESSP acts as the service provider for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. EGNOS is a satellite based augmentation system which delivers precise satellite positioning and makes GPS suitable for safety critical applications such as flying aircraft or navigating ships through narrow channels. The company is based in Toulouse (France) and Madrid (Spain).