New Skies appoints 20-year Brazilian telecom veteran to lead Mercosur sales efforts from São Paulo
New Skies Satellites N.V. (AEX,
NYSE: NSK), the global satellite communications company, today announced the
appointment of Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for New Skies’
commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America.
Pitsch is a Brazilian sales executive with more than 20 years of experience
in the country’s telecommunications industry. At New Skies, he is
responsible for driving sales of New Skies’ full range of advanced satellite
services to broadcasters, cable programmers, telecommunications companies
and Internet service providers in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay,
as well as Chile. Pitsch will also manage some of New Skies’ largest Latin
American accounts.
Dolores Martos, New Skies’ vice president of sales for Latin America, said:
“Brazil is the largest economy in South America with more than half of the
continent’s GDP and population. Together with the rest of the Mercosur
region, where our new NSS-7 satellite provides high-power Ku-band coverage,
it represents a key market for New Skies.
“Through Jurandir’s appointment, we have gained an experienced sales
executive with excellent contacts and customer relationships in the country
and the region. In conjunction with our new and existing high-power
capacity, comprehensive coverage of Brazil and Mercosur, and strong Latin
American video neighborhood on NSS-806, Jurandir further strengthens our
already solid presence and commitment to the region, bringing us even closer
to our customers.”
Pitsch said: “I am thrilled to join New Skies, which is recognized as an
industry leader in the region and enjoys an unparalleled reputation in the
video community throughout the Americas. Last year’s launch of NSS-7, which
offers excellent regional and trans-Atlantic coverage in both C- and
Ku-band, opens exciting new opportunities for New Skies and I look forward
to contributing to our continued success.”
Having begun his career as an engineer, Pitsch has worked in
telecommunications industry in Brazil for the past 20 years. In 1991, he
joined Villares Control, a satellite earth station equipment manufacturer in
Brazil, serving as head of the product development group. In 1994, this
division was acquired by COMSAT International Ventures and Pitsch assumed
the position of vice president of engineering and operations, before taking
over the newly created position of vice president of marketing and business
development.
About New Skies Satellites
New Skies Satellites (AEX, NYSE: NSK) is one of only four fixed satellite
communications companies with truly global satellite coverage, offering
video, voice, data and Internet communications services to a range of
telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations and Internet
service providers around the world. New Skies has six satellites in orbit,
ground facilities around the world and one additional spacecraft under
construction. The company also has secured certain rights to make use of
additional orbital positions for future growth. New Skies is headquartered
in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in Beijing, Johannesburg, New
Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C.
