Globecomm announced that Jonathan Kirchner has joined the executive team as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Product Management. He will be reporting to Keith Hall, Chief Executive Office and will lead the development of Globecomm’s long-term, global corporate and product strategy.
Kirchner brings expertise in leading growth-focused global companies and creating corporate strategy, business operations and go-to-market strategies in a range of industries. Much of his technology focus has been satellite-enabled communication and earth observation/remote sensing services; data, information and business intelligence services as well as Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
Prior to joining Globecomm, Kirchner served as President and Chief Operating Officer of GeoOptics, Inc., an early-stage satellite-based environmental data services company. He previously served as Executive Vice President & General Manager for British-owned Arqiva Satellite & Media, managing its US operations out of Washington D.C. During his ten years at Loral Space & Communications, he started and managed the Loral/Alcatel joint venture business based in the UK and oversaw a global marketing, product management and business development team as Vice President, Global Marketing & Business Development for Loral Skynet.
“We are very excited to add Jon to our executive team. He brings a level of creativity, experience and discipline that will strengthen our strategic approach to the growth of our data management and information logistic services moving forward,” said Globecomm CEO, Keith Hall.
