RigNet Names Rajesh Salem VP of Strategy & Marketing

Houston, Tex., Jan. 13, 2015--RigNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNET), a  provider of digital technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced that Rajesh Salem has joined the company in the new position of vice president, Strategy & Marketing.

In this role, Salem will oversee the Company's existing strategy and marketing efforts and be responsible for new business development strategies and marketing plans that meet the evolving mission critical needs of the company's demanding energy customers around the world.

Salem has had a long and successful career in strategy development and marketing at firms that include McKinsey, United Technologies, Panduit and Sears. Most recently, he served as head of Strategy & Marketing for Sears Commercial, a business unit of Sears Holding Corporation. In addition, he earlier served as director, Global Strategic Marketing at Stratos Broadband (later known as Inmarsat Enterprise Energy), which RigNet acquired in January 2014.

He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering / Transportation from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.