ABS Appoints Mark Rigolle as CEO 

Satellite tv for pc operator ABS “Agility Past House” has appointed former O3b Networks CEO Mark Rigolle as the corporate’s new CEO. He can be based mostly within the ABS workplace in Dubai, UAE.

ABS highlighted Rigolle’s expertise in multi-orbit constellations. Rigolle joins ABS from Rivada House Networks, the place he was COO. He was beforehand CFO of SES and CEO of O3b Networks. He additionally co-founded Kacific, was the CEO of former LEO enterprise LeoSat and later CEO of Kleo Join.

“ABS is uniquely positioned to reveal how the sector can return to development after a few years of contraction. We’ve got the belongings, the folks, the capabilities, and supportive shareholders to make that occur,” Rigolle commented. 

ABS’s former CEO Amit Somani left the corporate in January after lower than 2 years within the function, rejoining Yahsat as chief development and technique officer.  

ABS lately rebranded as Agility Past House (ABS), shifting away from its former identify Asia Broadcast Providers. The corporate operates a fleet of satellites masking the Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Center East, and CIS.