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Jakins named Intelsat’s
VP Sales, Africa
ntelsat has named Brian Jakins as
the company’s regional vice
president of sales in Africa. Jakins
will be based in Johannesburg, South
Africa and report to Jean-Philippe Gillet,
vice president, Europe, Middle East and
Africa.
With over two decades of experience in the
technology sector, including services to
enterprises and mobile operators, Jakins will
I
“Brian has a proven track record
lead Intelsat’s African sales team and support
the growth of Intelsat’s broadband, mobility
and media customers operating in the region.
understanding of the opportunities facing
media and broadband customers in the region
will be essential, particularly as we prepare to
launch Intelsat 33e, our next-generation
Intelsat EpicNG satellite. I look forward to
He will also be
working closely with Brian and his team as
responsible for the
Intelsat brings new satellite solutions to Africa
design and
that will deliver the higher performance and
implementation of the
improved economics necessary to allow
company’s sales
customers in the region to meet changing
strategy and business
content distribution and broadband demands,
development across Africa.
and capitalise on fast-growing new appli