Intelsat Names Executives To Replace Frownfelter

[Satellite Today – 2-12-08] Intelsat Ltd. has named a pair of executives to new position in order to fill roles vacated by COO James Frownfelter, who submitted his resignation Feb. 8, the satellite operator announced Feb. 12.
    Stephen Spengler has been named executive vice president, sales & marketing and will be responsible for Intelsat’s global marketing and sales efforts. Thierry Guillemin has been appointed senior vice president & CTO and will be responsible for customer operations, space systems management and planning, and satellite operations.
    Spengler has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He joined Intelsat in 2003 and led the company’s global marketing and sales organizations prior to Intelsat’s acquisition of PanAmSat. He most recently served as Intelsat’s senior vice president, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific sales
    Guillemin has more than 25 years of experience in the satellite industry and most recently served as Intelsat’s vice president of satellite operations & engineering