New comms team at Thales

Matt Pothecary (above, left), has been promoted to the position of vp, Group Communications, reporting directly to the Thales chairman & ceo, whilst Alexandre Perra (above, right), has been promoted to the position of deputy director, Group Communications. He remains in charge of Group Media Relations.
Matt Pothecary, 41 from the UK joined Thales in 2000 as an International Group Press Officer. He was communications director of ThalesRaytheonSystems (2006-2008), Thales Air Systems (2008-2010) and Thales Avionics (since 2011).
Born in the UK, Matt graduated in French, Economics & Politics from Loughborough University and holds a Masters Degree in British Civilisation from Université de Nancy II (France).
Alexandre Perra, 32, joined Thales in 2008 as an internal communications manager at Thales International. In 2009, he became Corporate Press Officer and was promoted Head of the Media Relations department in 2011. Alexandre is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Paris, France) and holds a Masters degree in Litterature from Paris IV-Sorbonne.