Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) announced that Susan Miller has joined the company as CEO of its Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions division. Miller will oversee the strategic direction and marketing efforts of Spacenet’s government services unit with a focus on expanding its reach to new customers including the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, the Intelligence community and government related agencies.

Spacenet has been expanding its presence in the government market with the launch of targeted product offerings and new government customers at federal, state and local levels. Much of Spacenet’s initial government success has come from its ability to support critical first response satellite solutions. This new appointment will enable Spacenet to provide satellite solutions to a wider range of government agencies including the DoD and to develop long term strategies that assure customer needs are being met. Miller has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and satellite sector and has a broad background in management, technology and operations. Previous to Spacenet, Susan served as President and Chairman of the Board for Intelsat General Corporation and grew the business from $80M to just under $300M during her tenure. She has held a range of executive roles, including: Senior Vice President for SkyTerra LP; Vice President Engineering and Operations for Lockheed Martin World Systems; and Director Advanced Applications Development for COMSAT Corporation.