CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat
Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today
announced Ken Peterman, president of
the Company's Government Systems business was honored with the 2018
Battlespace Magazine Businessman of the Year award.
Battlespace Magazine is a leading international defense
industry publication.
Battlespace Magazine's Businessman of the Year award
recognizes leaders who are pushing the boundaries of what's
possible in the global defense industry. Ken Peterman was awarded the magazine's highest
honor for driving Viasat's ongoing commitment to help shape the
global strategic defense agenda with advancements in key
technologies, including: satellite communications, mobile
networking and cybersecurity.
Receiving the award at a special reception held at SSAFA, the
Armed Forces charity race day in Chepstow, Wales, Ken
Peterman, said: "It's truly an honor to be selected as the
Battlespace Magazine Businessman of the Year. At Viasat, our
team is focused on finding better ways to help warfighters access
and share trusted intelligence from any location, in order to make
more informed decisions, faster. This recognition is a reflection
of the great accomplishments achieved by our entire Government
Systems team."
"A record number of Battlespace Magazine readers from
around the world selected Ken for the 2018 Businessman of the Year
award as a result of Viasat's growing strategic footprint in the
global defense market," said Julian
Nettlefold, publisher, Battlespace Magazine. "Today,
I am thrilled to present Ken with this year's award, where he now
joins an elite group of defense industry leaders."
Viasat's Government Systems business has continued to see record
growth year-over-year by providing warfighters around the world
with access to assured, ubiquitous, real-time, secure
communications; cybersecurity; and situational awareness
capabilities. The Company is focused on bringing rapid innovation
and critical technological breakthroughs to the defense sector,
which has enabled positive defense market change and has helped
reset traditional defense customer valuation paradigms.
About Battlespace Magazine
Battlespace
Magazine is a leading international defense industry
publication covering key technologies and trends on the tactical
edge, from sensor to shooter. With an international circulation,
Battlespace Magazine aims to provide readers with the latest
developments in the complex and ever-changing world of military
operations and global defense.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company
that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how
consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or
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Copyright © 2018 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. All other
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purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners. Viasat is a registered trademark of Viasat,
Inc.
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