15th Dec 2008 14:30
INMARSAT APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
London, 15 December 2008: Inmarsat plc (ISAT:LSE), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announced today that Perry Melton will assume responsibility of Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 January 2009. He takes over from Michael Butler, who will remain as President and an executive director of the company, until 30 April 2009 when he will leave the business, as previously announced in March 2008.
Mr Melton has been with Inmarsat for over 16 years, with his most recent role as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He has experience across many different operating areas of the business.
Andrew Sukawaty, Inmarsat's Chairman and Chief Executive said, "We are delighted that Perry Melton will assume the COO responsibilities in the New Year and that Michael Butler will be key in facilitating a seamless transition of the core business activities to him during the first part of 2009. Perry has been playing a key operational role for many years and this move is a natural transition for the business."
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