Intelsat today announced the creation of
three business units to sharpen its focus on the data/carrier/Internet,
video and government customer segments.
The three new business units, reporting to Ramu Potarazu, President & Chief
Operating Officer, Intelsat, Ltd., represent key opportunities for growth in
fixed satellite services and all are sectors in which Intelsat has a solid
market presence. The creation of these business units will help sharpen the
company’s marketing and customer service focus on these segments, and is in
alignment with senior management appointments announced last month.
As President of the Data, Carrier & Internet business unit, John Stanton
will concentrate on the strategic development of these key Intelsat
customers, who comprise the largest customer base. The business unit will
encompass Intelsat’s regional sales teams and will focus on the changing
needs of telecommunications companies around the globe. Stanton and his
global team, operating from 12 office locations around the world, will drive
new solutions to current customers as well as those emerging in the
marketplace.
Intelsat Video Solutions, headed by Jon Romm, President, will streamline all
video operations at Intelsat, with the goals of accelerating response times
to broadcasters and other video customers while continuing to provide them
with high-quality customer service. The new Video Solutions unit is
identifying opportunities to grow Intelsat’s video business across all
regions around the world and introduce the latest video products and
services to customers. A dedicated Video Operations Center has also been
created to manage all video customer bookings, inquiries and billing.
Intelsat Government Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat USA
Sales Corp. will focus on maintaining and developing government customers
located in North America and Europe. Susan Miller will serve as President of
this unit. Intelsat, which has been providing communications services to
governments worldwide for decades, attributes approximately 10 percent of
its total revenue to this customer segment. Intelsat Government Solutions
will continue to provide specialized and complete satellite-based
solutions – bandwidth, infrastructure and networking – to government
agencies.
“Intelsat has represented quality service and innovation in satellite
services for nearly 40 years, with customers around the world depending on
the capability, coverage and unrivaled reliability of our global fleet,”
stated Potarazu. “By creating these new business units with in-house
expertise in key growth segments, we will continue to diversify our product
offerings and expect to increase shareholder value by visualizing emerging
customer needs and providing solutions that meet them.”
As a support to the three new business units, a centralized Strategy,
Business Development and Global Marketing group, led by Amer Khouri, Vice
President of Strategy and Global Marketing, has been created to drive
Intelsat’s corporate strategy. By combining Intelsat’s strategy, planning
and marketing functions, the group will drive growth by focusing on new
business and product development and all other elements comprising
Intelsat’s “go-to-market” strategies.
About Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. offers telephony, corporate network, video and Internet
solutions around the globe via capacity on 26 geosynchronous satellites in
prime orbital locations. Customers in approximately 200 countries rely on
Intelsat satellites and ground resources for quality connections, global
reach and reliability. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
Contact:
Jodi Katz
jodi.katz@intelsat.com
+1 202 944 8223
Susan Gordon
susan.gordon@intelsat.com
+1 202 944 6890
