Inmarsat, the globe leader in worldwide, mobile satellite interactions, has today introduced that Ben Palmer OBE will certainly be signing up with the firm as President of its Maritime Business Unit on 8th November 2021. Most just recently head of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems department throughout Europe, Ben brings 25 years’ experience of driving transformational modification in technology-heavy markets, consisting of maritime, with a solid customer-centric emphasis and also a record of providing outcomes.
“Inmarsat is a company with growing momentum and I am delighted to welcome Ben Palmer to our executive team and as president of our maritime business at this pivotal time”, stated Rajeev Suri, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ofInmarsat “Supported by our market-leading technology platforms, including the recently announced ORCHESTRA and ELERA networks, Inmarsat is driving a step-change in growth. Customer-centricity is central to everything we do and Ben is the ideal leader to support our maritime partners and customers as they navigate a rapidly changing world and embrace the benefits of digitalisation.”
Inmarsat has actually been the world-leader in maritime satellite connection for over 4 years, providing one of the most adaptable and also trustworthy interaction solutions for ship procedures and also staff well-being. Since the intro of Fleet Xpress (FX) in 2016, it has actually come to be the market’s leading electronic connection system and also is currently mounted on over 11,000 vessels.
Rajeev Suri proceeded: “I wish to pay tribute to Ronald Spithout for his long and distinguished career at Inmarsat and his years of service to our maritime customers and partners. His leadership helped make Fleet Xpress the success it is today and I am delighted to report that our maritime business continues to show enhanced performance which forms a solid foundation for the future. We wish Ronald every success in the future.”
Ronald Spithout has actually been with Inmarsat considering that 1988 (including his time at Stratos, Xantic and also Station 12) and also his many occupation highlights as a top voice in the maritime market consist of the rollout of Fleet Xpress and also the job he has actually done pioneering the digitalisation of delivery.
Sea News, October 18
