ITC Global Expands
Presence in Asia
Pacific with New
Operations in
Singapore
May 20, 2014
ITC Globalhas
appointed industry
veteran Ashok Rao to
open new operations
in Singapore, and
expand its business
across Asia. The new
Singapore office
extends ITC Global’s
existing presence in
Asia Pacific, which
is headquartered in
Perth, Australia, by
placing additional
facilities and
personnel closer to
customers in the
offshore energy and
commercial maritime
markets. The new
office will
initially provide
sales, engineering
and customer support
resources, with near
term additions in
field operations.
Leading the new
Singapore office and
serving as Director
of Asia Development
for ITC Global is
Ashok Rao. Ashok
recently joined the
company after
serving five years
as IT Business
Leader for EMAS, a
subsidiary of the
ERZA Group, which
provides specialised
marine services to
the oil and gas
industry with a
fleet of 60 offshore
support vessels.
Prior to EMAS, Ashok
spent 30 years in
various senior level
roles with
Schlumberger, the
world’s largest oil
field services
organization.
The new ITC
Global office in
Singapore is part of
a larger strategic
investment to
enhance the
company’s ability to
serve emerging
clients
requirements. Over
the last two years,
the company has
methodically
expanded its global
coverage and local
presence, through a
private equity
recapitalization and
a series of
acquisitions and
capital investments.
The new Singapore
office follows ITC
Global’s expansion
earlier this year in
the European market,
with the opening of
new operations in
Aberdeen, Scotland
to support clients
in the North Sea
region.
Chris Hill, Chief
Technology Officer
and Managing
Director for Asia
Pacific said, “We
are very excited to
be establishing ITC
Global offices in
Singapore. As a
major hub for both
the energy and
maritime industries,
the new offices
enable us to be
closer to our
clients’ operations.
And with Ashok’s
leadership and
extensive experience
on both the supplier
and end-user side of
remote
communications, our
customers will
benefit from a team
that truly
understands their
unique
requirements.”
With nearly 1,500
remote sites
deployed across 60
countries and all
the world’s oceans,
ITC Global is the
market leader in
satellite
communications to
the mining industry,
and holds the third
largest share in the
offshore oil and gas
market. Combined
with local offices
and deployed
personnel in nearly
40 countries,
services on over 30
satellites, and more
than 20 teleport
interconnections,
ITC Global has
firmly established
itself among the top
3 global service
providers for
satellite
communications to
remote industrial
markets.
