SES CFO Heads to O3B

SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks.

Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons but will remain a member of O3b’s board. Rigolle joined SES in August 2004 after holding various positions for Belgacom and serving as the project leader for Belgacom’s IPO.

SES has invested $75 million in O3b to support the development of the satellite-based, global internet backbone and also is providing a range of operational services including sales, network operations, satellite operations and global regulatory support. Other O3b investors include Google Inc., Liberty Global Inc., HSBC Principal Investments and North Bridge Venture Partners.

Andrew Browne will replace Rigolle as CFO at SES. Brown was CFO of Intelsat before serving as CFO of New Skies Satellites from 1998 and 2008.
 

AEPOC Appoints Rousseau President

The European Anti-Piracy Association (AEPOC) appointed Philippe-Olivier Rousseau president.

Rousseau replaces Jean Grenier, former director general of Eutelsat and an executive at Intelsat, who retired after 13 years.