...Regional Director, North America. Mr. Francis will be based in the U.S. and will oversee business development and solidify Thuraya’s support of the Government market. His areas of focus will include operations, management and support of Service Partners and identification of new market opportunities.

JR has over a decade of experience in the satellite and aerospace industry, and has worked for companies such as Honeywell where he supported NASA programs and Loral. He joins Thuraya from SES where he held a variety of management and leadership roles focused on the U.S. Government market. Most recently, JR led the program management team at SES Government Solutions and was responsible, for managing the program portfolios to include P&L, technical performance, and identifying and capturing growth opportunities. He also served in the United States Air Force for four years prior to entering the corporate world.