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Indian-American
Pradman Kaul, Chairman and CEO of Hughes
Network Systems (HNS), has been named 'Via
Satellite' Magazine's Satellite Executive
of the Year for 2008.
Kaul
has been a director as well as Chief Executive
Officer and President since February 3,
2006, and has been HNS' CEO and President
since 2000. Kaul was appointed to HNS' Board
of Managers on April 22, 2005, and serves
as its Chairman.
Previously,
Kaul served as President and Chief Operating
Officer, Executive Vice President and Director
of Engineering of HNS. Before joining HNS
in 1973, Kaul worked at COMSAT Laboratories
in Clarksburg, Maryland.
"It
is indeed an honour to receive this recognition
by the leading publication in the satellite
industry," said Kaul.
"The
year 2008 was especially significant because
our team succeeded in validating SPACEWAY
3's commercial success - rolling out nationwide
service to over 100,000 new customers, while
continuing to expand our broadband satellite
footprint worldwide."
2008
was a year of many accomplishments for Kaul
and his team, starting with the commercial
launch of the SPACEWAY(R) 3 broadband satellite
system, an effort initiated more than a
decade ago.
Hughes
maintained its leading market share in the
enterprise VSAT market, posting a strong
series of wins in both North America and
internationally, while growing its successful
HughesNet(R) high-speed satellite Internet
access business to well over 400,000 consumer/SMB
subscribers in the US.
"Pradman
Kaul has proven himself a visionary and
entrepreneur in the satellite marketplace,
a fact which is confirmed by his success
in 2008," said Jason Bates, editor
of Via Satellite.............
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