Patrick Brant has joined SkyPort Global Communications Inc. as president and CEO, the company announced April 30.

Brant most recently served as CEO and president of Loral Skynet, the satellite operations unit of Loral Space & Communications Inc. He served as an advisor to SkyPort’s board of directors for the past three months, and will assume his new roles following the retirement of Roger Klotz, a long-time telecommunications industry veteran and the company’s president for the past four years.

Brant helped negotiate the $3.2 billion purchase of Telesat Canada by Loral Space & Communications, a transaction resulting in Loral Skynet’s merging with Telesat and moving to Ottawa. Dan Goldberg, president and CEO of Telesat, has been named president and CEO of the new company.