NETIA Names Jérémie Mekaelian Head of International Sales

Claret, France, Feb. 3, 2015—NETIA announced the appointment of Jérémie Mekaelian as the company's head of international sales. In this new position, Mekaelian will supervise NETIA's worldwide sales force and lead continued development and implementation of sales and presales programs.

Jérémie Mekaelian

"Jérémie comes to this position with a wealth of experience surrounding the sales and marketing of technology for the audiovisual industries," said Thierry Gandilhon, managing director of NETIA. "He is passionate about technology, and his enthusiasm and expertise in virtually all aspects of technology sales make him a wonderful addition to the company."

Mekaelian has more than 10 years of experience in the IT, telco, and media industry, and his expertise includes audio, speech, and video coding; technologies for collaborative solutions; network engineering and optimization; and intellectual property protection and enhancement. He has held key roles with several French government-owned companies, including the position of business developer for France Telecom's R&D division. There he helped to rebrand the division as Orange Labs, a globally renowned research and development center with an influential presence in standardization bodies. 

Mekaelian was a 1999 graduate of the ENSI Caen and holds a master's degree in materials science and subsequently became a specialized master at the prestigious ESCP Europe business school, where he spent five years teaching key-account management.