Intelsat Executive Jay Yass Named Vice President of Business
Development
Satellite Industry Executive Hazem Moakkit Joins Intelsat as Vice
President of Corporate and Spectrum Strategy
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2015--
Over the course of 2015, Intelsat S. A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading
provider of satellite services, has forged strategic partnerships with
leading networking hardware and antenna manufacturers as it implements
its strategy to drive performance, improve economics and simplify access
to the company’s next-generation high throughput satellite platform,
Intelsat EpicNG.
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Building on that momentum, the company today announced that it has
appointed long-standing Intelsat executive, Jay Yass, to Vice President
of Business Development and named Hazem Moakkit to the newly created
role of Vice President of Corporate and Spectrum Strategy. Mr. Yass and
Mr. Moakkit will report to Bruno Fromont, Intelsat’s Senior Vice
President of Strategy and Asset Management, and will be based in the
company’s McLean, VA office.
In his new role, Mr. Yass will add to his market development
responsibilities and lead Intelsat’s global business development
initiatives. He will oversee the company’s business development team and
work closely with Intelsat’s corporate strategy, product management as
well as its innovation and service architecture teams to identify and
establish partnerships that will complement the type and value of the
services delivered to customers. Prior to his current position, Mr. Yass
served as Intelsat’s Vice President of Global Accounts and Strategic
Sales as well as Intelsat’s Vice President of Network Services Product
Management. Before joining Intelsat in 2003, he held senior sales and
business development management roles at Telogy Network (now part of
Texas Instruments) and GTE Satellite Corporation.
In his newly created role, Mr. Moakkit will lead the corporate strategy
and spectrum teams, analyzing shifts in market trends to guide the
strategic direction of the company. He will also be responsible for
optimizing Intelsat’s orbital spectrum rights to support the company’s
overall business plans. Bringing more than two decades of industry
experience to Intelsat, Mr. Moakkit has held executive regulatory and
spectrum affairs positions at O3b Satellite Networks and Yahsat.
”As Intelsat continues to look for innovative approaches that will drive
value for our customers, Jay’s and Hazem’s leadership and expertise will
be essential to accelerating our business development initiatives and
delivering new services to the marketplace,” said Bruno Fromont, Senior
Vice President, Strategy and Asset Management, Intelsat. “Jay is a
long-standing Intelsat executive with a proven track record of
developing strong ecosystem partnerships, enabling him to effectively
lead our Business Development team. Similarly, Hazem’s wealth of
experience in spectrum strategy and development will prove invaluable as
Intelsat analyzes and identifies new applications where our
satellite-based solutions will play a meaningful role in the continuing
expansion of broadband connectivity everywhere.”
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) is the world’s leading provider of satellite
services, delivering high performance connectivity solutions for media,
fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure, enterprise and government and
military applications. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber
infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for
transmissions of video and broadband services. From the globalization of
content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular
networks and mobile broadband access, with Intelsat, envision your
future network, connect using our leading satellite technology and
transform your opportunities. Envision…Connect…Transform…with Intelsat.
For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
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Intelsat
Michele Loguidice
Director, Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
michele.loguidice@intelsat.com
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