Alain RATIER

EUMETSAT • Director General

Alain Ratier is EUMETSAT’s Director-General since 1 August 2011. Between 1996 and 2004 Mr Ratier had already been EUMETSAT’s Director of Programme Development and Deputy Director-General, guiding the development of the Meteosat Second Generation and EUMETSAT Polar System satellite systems. Between 2004 and 2011, Mr Ratier was Deputy Director-General of Météo-France. From 1987 to 1996, Mr Ratier was a Programme Manager and subsequently
Associate Director for Earth Observation Programmes at the French Space Agency (CNES). Mr Ratier’s career began at Météo-France in 1983, focussing on research and development on data assimilation and modelling the upper ocean, air-sea interactions. Mr Ratier graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1981. He was awarded an engineering diploma from the French National School of Meteorology and also holds a degree in oceanography from Paris VI University. He is a member of the French Marine Academy and the Air and Space Academy, and Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Aeronautics.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2019

21-25 October 2019

Washington, United States

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International Astronautical Congress 2018

1–5 October 2018

Bremen, Germany

Participation: