SES
Consolidates
U.S.
Government
Business
9
April
2010
SES
announced
it
is
sharpening
the
focus
of
its
U.S.
Government
business
and
is
consolidating
all
USG
capacity
sales
and
delivery
activities
into
a
single
business
unit,
named
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
U.S.
Government
Solutions.
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
U.S.
Government
Solutions
will
leverage
the
combined
resources
and
experience
of
SES
WORLD
SKIES
and
AMERICOM
Government
Services,
Inc.
The
combination
of
AMERICOM’s
37
years
of
USG
experience,
along
with
SES’
41
GEO
communications
satellites
covering
99%
of
the
world’s
population
will
enable
an
enhanced
communications
capability
for
the
U.S.
Government.
Additionally,
SES
has
tasked
the
new
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
USG
Solutions
team
with
helping
to
shape
the
SES
fleet
of
the
future
to
better
meet
the
demands
of
U.S.
Government
customers.
Robert
Bednarek,
President
and
CEO
of
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
noted
“The
creation
of
this
organization
not
only
signifies
a
change
in
the
way
we
go
to
market
as a
global
operator,
it
also
empowers
a
single
coherent
voice
for
the
U.S.
Government
in
our
satellite
investment
planning
process,
which
will
yield
the
most
important
long
term
benefits
for
both
the
company
and
our
government
customers.”
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
USG
Solutions
is
led
by
Tip
Osterthaler
President
and
CEO,
who
previously
served
as
the
President
and
CEO
of
AMERICOM
Government
Services
(AGS),
the
company
around
which
this
new
organization
has
been
formed.
“On
the
eve
of a
significant
shift
in
U.S.
Government
buying
practices
with
FCSA,
this
new
focus
within
SES
aligns
us
to
best
meet
the
current
needs
of
our
customers.
Additionally,
it
presents
the
U.S.
Government
with
the
opportunity
to
influence
future
commercial
capacity
to
ensure
bandwidth
is
available
for
future
requirements,”
said
Osterthaler.
