June
2,
2010
XTAR,
LLC,
a
key
provider
of
satellite
services
to
the
government
and
allied
forces,
announced
today
that
Philip
Harlow
has
been
named
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer.
Mr.
Harlow
succeeds
Dr.
Denis
J.
Curtin,
who
is
retiring.
Mr.
Harlow
takes
the
helm
at
XTAR
during
a
time
of
heightened
demand
from
U.S.
and
Allied
military
forces
for
commercially-provided
X-band
services.
In
his
new
position,
he
will
be
responsible
for
the
growth
and
strategic
direction
of
XTAR’s
global
business,
overseeing
the
management,
marketing
and
technical
aspects
of
the
company.
Dr.
Curtin,
who
has
overseen
the
technical,
business
and
marketing
operations
of
XTAR
since
its
founding
a
decade
ago,
will
serve
in
an
advisory
role
at
XTAR
during
Mr.
Harlow’s
transition
and
will
continue
to
serve
as a
member
of
its
Board
of
Directors.
"Under
Denis
Curtin’s
leadership
XTAR
grew
from
a
drawing
board
concept
to
become
the
first
commercially-operated
X-band
system
dedicated
to
government
and
military
service,”
said
Michael
B.
Targoff,
Chairman
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
XTAR,
LLC.
“Denis
has
been
a
dedicated
and
technically
savvy
leader
of
the
company
for
many
years
and
we
are
grateful
to
him
for
his
years
of
service.
We
wish
him
all
the
best
in
his
retirement
and
future
endeavors.”
Before
joining
XTAR,
Mr.
Harlow
worked
as
Chief
Technology
Officer
for
Houston-based
CapRock
Communications
(now
being
acquired
by
Harris
Corp).
In
this
role,
Mr.
Harlow
was
responsible
for
all
aspects
of
engineering,
IT,
infrastructure
development,
new
product
management
and
strategic
planning.
Previously,
he
was
Vice
President
of
Engineering
and
Technology
at
DRS
Technical
Services,
a
provider
of
satellite,
terrestrial
and
enterprise-wide
network
communications
services.
He
joined
DRS
in
2006
from
Intelsat
General
where
he
served
as
Vice
President
of
Engineering
following
the
acquisition
of
PanAmSat.
Prior
to
joining
PanAmSat/G2,
Mr.
Harlow
was
instrumental
in
the
PanAmSat
acquisition
and
integration
of
Esatel
Communications,
where
he
served
as
Vice
President
for
Business
Development.
Mr.
Harlow
also
worked
at
Loral
Orion
as
Director
for
Sales
Engineering
supporting
the
North
America
Sales
Group.
Mr.
Harlow
graduated
from
the
Royal
Military
Academy,
Sandhurst,
United
Kingdom,
and
holds
an
honors
degree
in
Electronic
Systems
Engineering
from
the
Royal
Military
College
of
Science.
He
also
has
a
Masters
degree
in
Systems
Engineering
from
George
Washington
University.
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