Speedcast’s Will Mudge to Join WTA's Board of Directors

​New York City, NY – February 16, 2021 –The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the appointment of Speedcast’s Vice President of Engineering Operations, Will Mudge, to its Board of Directors to fill a seat vacated by a departing Board member. In March, he will stand for election by the membership to a three-year term, beginning April 1st.

In his current role at Speedcast, Mudge leads a global engineering organization of more than 140 team members and is responsible for a large part of Speedcast’s global infrastructure and the delivery of a positive experience to customers. Prior to his current role, Will served as the Director of Satellite Capacity and Technology at Speedcast, developing global teleport and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation strategies. He also previously served as the R&D engineering lead, as a strategic product marketing manager and program manager at Speedcast (formerly as Harris CapRock). Will holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“Will’s knowledge and management expertise are well known across our industry,” said WTA executive director, Robert Bell. “WTA is fortunate to attract him as a member of our leadership team,” he added.

Continuing to serve on WTA’s Board of Directors are:

  • José Sánchez Ruiz, Director Service Operations, Eutelsat (Chairman)
  • Jay Bloom, Senior Manager Ground Systems, Amazon Kuiper
  • Ron Busch, Senior Vice President, Network Services, ABS Global Ltd
  • Keith Frost, Media and Data Networks Director, Arqiva
  • Jay LaPrise, Senior Vice President, Global Transmission Operations, Encompass Digital Media
  • Marzio Laurenti, CEO, Telespazio Brasil S.A.
  • Samuel Lemercier, Managing Director UK, Globecast
  • Mitja Lovsin, General Manager, STN
  • Bill Marks, Chief Strategy Officer, Kymeta
  • Scott Mumford, Group Managing Executive - Satellite & VSAT, Liquid Telecom
  • Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer, AXESS Networks
  • Matthew Prange, Vice President, Strategic Teleport Partners & Implementation, SES
  • Kheng Ghee Ng, Head, Satellite, SingTel
  • Ron Storie, Vice President, Network Operations, Intelsat
  • Koby Zontag

About World Teleport Association

The WTA (www.worldteleport.org) has focused on improving the business of satellite communications from the ground up. At the core of its membership are the world's most innovative operators of teleports, from independents to multinationals, niche service providers to global carriers. WTA is dedicated to advocating for the interests of teleport operators in the global telecommunications market and promoting excellence in teleport business practice, technology and operations.