Director of Internal Services

Marco Ferrazzani is currently Senior Legal Counsel at ESA, a post he has held since 2021. He is due to take up his new position on 1 April 2024, having held various posts within ESA since joining the agency in 1988. Dr Ferrazzani has a PhD in law from the University of Naples and has completed periods of postdoctoral studies at Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. Between 2005 and 2006, he undertook further studies at the Institut des Hautes Études de la Défense Nationale IHEDN, École militaire, Paris. He is the author of numerous publications, and has lectured at various conferences and universities on the laws of outer space.

Laurent Jaffart will replace Francisco Javier Benedicto Ruiz, who is currently the acting Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications, and Marco Ferrazzani will replace Jean Max Puech, who is retiring from his position.