Newsat Hires Don Brown from Intelsat General

Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2013--NewSat Limited announced the appointment of Don Brown as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning.  Brown was formerly Vice-President for Business Development for Intelsat General.

Brown has over 20 years’ experience in satellite communications, with significant expertise in government solutions and defence systems.  Don began his satellite career in the Satellite Systems Division of Federal Express Corporation, subsequently working for American Mobile Satellite Corporation and Quincy Jones’ Qradio, before his role as Vice President of DoD Systems at PanAmSat’s G2 Satellite Solutions. More recently, Don was the Vice President of Hosted Payloads and Business Development for Intelsat General Corporation.  At Intelsat General, Don led the team which won the $350 million UHF hosted payload contract with the Australian Defence Force, as well as the IP Router in Space (IRIS) hosted payload contract with Cisco. Don is a co-founder of the Hosted Payload Alliance. 

As Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Don will lead NewSat’s strategy and long-term priorities, from strategy formulation and market intelligence, to business case creation and financial analysis, through to the execution of complex cross-functional and cross-region projects. In this newly formed strategic role, Don will provide leadership and expertise to support NewSat’s continued growth and expansion.