New Skies names new sales VP for Europe
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, – New Skies Satellites N.V.
(AEX, NYSE: NSK), the global satellite communications company, has named
Nigel Gibson as the company’s new vice president of European sales.
Joining New Skies from GlobeCast Northern Europe, Gibson brings more than 10
years of sales experience to the position. He is responsible for the sale of
New Skies satellite capacity to broadcast, telecom and Internet customers
throughout Europe. Based at New Skies’ headquarters in The Hague, the
Netherlands, Gibson also will manage the company’s regional sales team.
“Nigel is an invaluable addition to the New Skies team. He has extensive
sales and marketing experience, and has been tremendously successful in
working with the broadcast and Internet industries at GlobeCast and BskyB,”
said Scott Sprague, New Skies’ senior vice president, global sales.
“Benefitting from Nigel’s leadership and the close collaboration with the
various sales-support teams at the company’s headquarters, the European
sales force is ideally positioned to meet the challenges of the marketplace
and fulfill the needs of our customers.”
“Working at New Skies offers the exciting opportunity to apply my sales and
marketing experience in the European market at an organization with a truly
worldwide focus,” said Gibson. “We have a talented sales team in place and
highly desirable global resources that together enable us to meet the
communications requirements of European companies, whether within the
continent or around the world.”
As vice president of European sales at GlobeCast, Gibson managed the company
‘s largest commercial department, delivering full-time satellite services to
broadcast and Internet customers. Prior to GlobeCast, Gibson was marketing
manager for British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., where he was instrumental
in developing and implementing the retail launch of Sky Digital.
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 five satellites in
geosynchronous orbit and ground facilities around the world. The company
also has two spacecraft under construction, which are planned to serve the
Americas and Asia from two new orbital locations. In line with its growth
strategy, the company has secured certain rights to make use of additional
orbital positions, including four serving the Americas. New Skies is
headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in London,
Johannesburg, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C.
