Satellite communications company Intelsat has appointed Raytheon alum David Broadbent as its president of government solutions.
Reporting to CEO and seven-time Wash100 Award recipient Dave Wajsgras, Broadbent will oversee the international government solutions team and has been added to the company’s seven-member management committee, the McLean, Virginia-headquartered organization said Monday.
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Wajsgras highlighted Broadbent’s strengths in sowing cooperation amongst teams, winning new business and his consistent knack for implementing incremental improvement across all operations.
“Broadbent has spent his entire, successful career navigating complex U.S. and international government business environments, and he has a strong track record of delivering exceptional results at every level,” Wajsgras, who is also formerly of Raytheon, continued.
Broadbent devoted over two decades at Raytheon to gaining expertise in program execution, contracts, financial planning, business development and more. He held positions like international director of strategic pursuits, director of contracts for integrated air and defense and, most recently, president of the company’s space systems wing. Earlier in his career, while still in the U.K., Broadbent worked on engineering design and supply chain projects at Vickers Defence Systems.
“The company has a strong global presence and a distinguished history of innovation, customer focus and delivering on its commitments,” Broadbent said of Intelsat. “With an exciting multi-orbit strategy and technology roadmap, we are incredibly well positioned for growth in the rapidly evolving SATCOM and services sector.”
Intelsat is regularly contracted by government customers for broadband connectivity, video communications and mobility services, among other tasks. Its offerings reportedly enable homeland security, disaster preparedness and remote military initiatives.
