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.
