Spacenet Names Alan Kittson To Lead Expanded
Government Services Efforts
McLean, VA, March 8, 2007 - Spacenet Inc. today
announced that Alan Kittson has joined the company as its Vice
President of Government Services Sales. Kittson will oversee the
strategic direction and sales efforts of Spacenet’s expanded
government services unit, providing satellite network solutions
for federal, state and local government markets in the United
States.
Kittson has more than 18 years of experience in the government
sector. Prior to joining Spacenet, he held a range of sales management
and executive positions, including: Vice President and General
Manager for Compressus Inc.; Vice President of Sales for Kasten
Chase Applied Research; and Regional Manager for Signatel Ltd.
Kittson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Concordia
University in Montreal, Canada.
Spacenet CEO Andreas Georghiou said, “The government market
plays a significant role in our business, and we are revitalizing
Spacenet’s government services efforts with new focus and
the addition of key industry veterans. Alan Kittson is a seasoned
professional in the government sector with successful experience
building sales teams and delivering solutions to the civilian
and military government markets. Kittson is a valuable asset to
our government services unit, and with this new role he will play
a critical part in helping Spacenet achieve its strategic and
growth initiatives.”
About Spacenet®
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for business,
government and home/small office customers in the United States
and worldwide. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry
leadership and innovation, and today serves more than 100,000
network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies
and major government agencies. Spacenet's services include its
custom satellite/hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government;
Connexstar™ VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster
recovery networks; and StarBand® broadband Internet by satellite.
Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end
services infrastructure including network management, field services
and teleport facilities in McLean; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago,
Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.
Spacenet Media Contact:
David Myers
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
(703) 848-1200
david.myers@spacenet.com
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