Jean-Philippe Gillet named Vice President and General Manager of
Broadband; Mark Rasmussen named Vice President and General Manager of
Mobility; and Robert Cerbone joins as Vice President and General Manager
of Media, focusing resources on delivering innovations for high growth
customer applications
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 18, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network
and leader in integrated satellite communications, announced three new
leadership appointments expected to drive product development,
innovation and growth for the organization and its customers. Under the
new structure, Jean-Philippe Gillet will lead the Broadband business,
Mark Rasmussen will head the Mobility business and Robert Cerbone joins
the company as the head of the Media Services business.
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Jean-Philippe Gillet, Intelsat's Vice President and General Manager, Broadband (Photo: Business Wire)
“This change to our leadership structure is a reflection of the dynamic
evolution currently taking place in the telecommunications landscape,”
said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat’s Senior Vice President, Sales &
Marketing. “Our customers require transformative technology to solve
their challenges and ubiquitous, reliable connectivity that is
accessible anytime and anywhere. Our new organizational structure,
aligned more closely to the major customer sets served by our business,
meets those needs while bringing new agility to our market presence,
greater innovations and value to our customers, and accelerated growth
for our business initiatives.”
Intelsat’s Mobility business provides satellite services across the
maritime, oil and gas, and aeronautics sectors. In his new role, Mark
Rasmussen will lead a team responsible for strategy and new product and
service development for the global mobility sector, including expansion
of the new IntelsatOne Flex Maritime and Aeronautic managed services.
Mr. Rasmussen’s team will also develop innovative solutions to support
emerging technology markets such as the connected car and Internet of
Things. Mr. Rasmussen has more than 18 years of experience in enterprise
network solutions, including mobility, serving in a variety of sales and
marketing leadership positions. His most recent role was Vice President,
Americas, where he led all sales activity related to Intelsat’s Media
and Network Services organizations throughout the Americas.
Intelsat’s Broadband business serves customers in the wireless and
enterprise sectors. In his new role, Jean-Philippe Gillet will lead a
team responsible for strategy and new product and service deployment,
including those built upon Intelsat’s award winning Intelsat EpicNG
high throughput satellite platform. Mr. Gillet’s team will also focus on
incorporating new ecosystem developments into new applications for
customers delivering broadband to connect the unconnected, as well as
creating a new range of services for multinational corporations
requiring globalized networks. Mr. Gillet has more than 20 years of
experience working in the satellite industry, 14 years of which were
spent at Intelsat in a variety of sales leadership positions. He most
recently served as Intelsat’s Vice President, EMEA, where he was
responsible for leading the company’s sales effort in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa.
Intelsat’s Media Services business serves customers in the content
distribution and direct-to-home video sector. In his new role, Robert
Cerbone will be responsible for the development of Intelsat’s linear and
non-linear media strategy, new product and service development, and
leading Intelsat’s media initiatives worldwide. Mr. Cerbone’s team will
develop innovative solutions for the complex challenges facing media
customers today, including streamlining distribution across various
global platforms to drive new opportunities, as well as new services
enhancing cost efficiency, distribution quality and reliability. Mr.
Cerbone joins Intelsat from Time Warner Cable (TWC), where he held a
number of senior leadership positions. He most recently served as TWC’s
Vice President and General Manager for Wireless Products, where he led a
team that was responsible for the strategy, planning, development,
deployment and lifecycle management for TWC’s wireless products and
services as well as overseeing the company’s relationship with Verizon
Wireless.
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network,
delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services
anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the
world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure,
managed services and an open, interoperable architecture to enable
customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network
services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people
worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity,
multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and
seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one
that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries
and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
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Intelsat
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