Esteban Vilasanchez is the General Director of Naval Systems as well as the Acting Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer at Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), who is responsible for the development and localization of the naval systems in Saudi Arabia. He has more than 27 years of experience in the naval industries sector where he held several executive positions, one of which was the Chairman and CEO of Navantia Group. He acquired experience in the shipbuilding, Naval Systems Integration, Naval Systems Maintenance and Repair & Life Cycle Support.