Mike Antonovich, CEO of Eutelsat Americas. Photo: Eutelsat.

Eutelsat Communications announced that Mike Antonovich is joining Eutelsat Americas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the departure of Patricio Northland.

Antonovich began his career at ESPN as a broadcast engineer. He held a number of sales and marketing functions during a lengthy career at PanAmSat, including leading PanAmSat’s global sales team. He has more recently been CEO of Genesis Networks, senior vice president for the Americas for ATEME, and senior vice president of global sales for Global Media Links in Japan.

Eutelsat Communications’ board of directors also submitted for approval to the Annual General Assembly of Nov. 8, the appointment of Dominique D’Hinnin as a director of Eutelsat Communications. D’Hinnin was Lagardère co-managing partner from 2010 to 2016. He is also a board member of PRISA, the Spanish media company. Subject to the approval of this appointment, D’Hinnin will be appointed chairman of the board to replace Michel de Rosen.