Swe-Dish Names James
Gerow President Of U.S. Operations
(18 March 2008) Swe-Dish Satellite
Systems AB, a DataPath company specialising in compact, quick-to-air and
easy-to-use mobile satellite communications equipment, has named James Gerow as
president of Swe-Dish Satellite Systems Inc., the company's business unit that
focuses on the U.S. market.
Before joining Swe-Dish, Gerow was
with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), where he gained extensive
experience in the deployment and operation of advanced communications systems.
Prior to SOCEUR, Gerow served as a program manager at U.S. Special Operations
Command (SOCOM) and as an engineer with the Naval Air Warfare Center. Gerow had
served as senior vice president of Swe-Dish's U.S.-based operations since
joining the company in 2003.
"Jim has been working in the industry for a
long time and is well established within the defence and government market,"
said Lars Jehrlander, CEO of Swe-Dish. "He provides valuable insight for us on
the U.S. DoD communications architecture as well as on product improvements as
they relate to DoD and federal agency applications. Jim's expertise and
devotion to delivering the right solution to warfighters have been pivotal to a
number of very important wins for our company."
Swe-Dish Satellite
Systems, Inc. is based in Sterling, Va.
About Swe-Dish Satellite Systems
AB
Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is
a world-leading supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and
related services for broadband applications. The company supplies major
broadcasters, armed forces and disaster relief organisations, amongst others,
with compact and quick-to-air satellite terminals for live transmission of
video, data, Internet and voice content from anywhere in the world. Its
customer base includes broadcasters such as CNN and BBC, disaster relief
organisations and military organizations such as the United Nations, NATO,
Danish Defence, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the U.S.
Department of Defense. Swe-Dish was established 1994.
About DataPath,
Inc.
DataPath is a global leader in creating satellite-based network
solutions that solve customers' toughest communications challenges. It
specialises in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks
that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and
commercial organisations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme
conditions, DataPath establishes and maintains communications anywhere and
delivers total network control through its communications solutions, MaxView
network control software and comprehensive services. DataPath is headquartered
in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and
distributor locations around the world.
(source: Swe-Dish Satellite
Systems)
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