Telesat’s U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary, Telesat Government Solutions, has added another executive and U.S. Air Force vertaran to its team in Ronald Thompson Jr., Colonel (retired).
Thompson was named Vice President of Telesat Government Solutions Growth. Telesat stated that Thompson “will function as the chief growth officer, leading the business growth strategies and business development team for the company, with a mission of expanding the government user community for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network.”
Thompson was most recently Vice President of Business Development at LinQuest Corporation and had served 26 years in the U.S. Air Force. After his Air Force career he also worked at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, SSL Federal, MDA Information Systems LLC, and Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI).
This is the third significant hire Telesat Government Solutions has made this year. In January Charles Cynamon was added as the new President, while in February they added Wayne Sullens as Senior Director. Both Thompson and Cymanon came from LinQuest.
Chuck Cynamon, President of Telesat Government Solutions, said, “Ron’s expertise and wealth of experience will be invaluable to us as we expand and enhance our mission-critical LEO SATCOM solutions for our government partners. Respected and trusted throughout the industry, his leadership will be instrumental as we bring our transformative Telesat Lightspeed services to the U.S. government’s military, intelligence, and civil agencies.”
Ron Thompson added, “It is an honor to join such an exceptional team, dedicated to delivering an advanced LEO constellation that ensures unmatched security, flexibility and resiliency for government and defense operations. I look forward to cultivating relationships with the U.S. government and Allies to support the mission of adopting strategic communication systems.”