PanAmSat Promotes Mike Antonovich to Executive VP of Global Sales & Marketing

Mike Antonovich

WILTON, CT, July 27/Satnews Daily/ -- PanAmSat Corp. (NASDAQ: SPOT) has promoted Mike Antonovich to executive vice president of global sales and marketing. In this role, Antonovich is expected to aggressively lead the company's global sales and marketing program which includes: program distribution, broadcast contribution, telecommunications and networking services.

"Over the past 15 years, Mike's insight and expertise in the broadcast and satellite industries have been critical in the development of PanAmSat's customer portfolio and service offerings. He has been a key force in shaping the direction of the organization and helping it become one of the world's leading satellite operators," said PanAmSat CEO Jim Frownfelter.

Since joining PanAmSat in 1989 as a manager of broadcast services, Antonovich has served in a wide variety of senior leadership positions including in North American sales, Pacific Ocean Region sales, global sales and most recently, assumed the responsibility of leading the Company's marketing initiatives worldwide, serving as senior vice president of global sales and marketing. 

Prior to his tenure with PanAmSat, Antonovich worked for Group W Satellite Communications and the ESPN sports network in a variety of production, post-production and operations positions. His experience in the broadcast and satellite industries spans over 25 years.