Newtec aims to further strengthen its commercial and customer orientated focus by appointing Thomas Van den Driessche as its new CCO<\/p>\n
Thomas Van den Driessche has been appointed Newtec\u2019s new Chief Commercial Officer and will lead Newtec\u2019s global sales team to achieve Newtec\u2019s ambitious growth objectives. He will also remain responsible for the company\u2019s marketing strategy. <\/p>\n
Having joined Newtec as a Regional Sales Director for Europe in 2007 and after holding several positions in the company since then, including VP Market Strategy, Van den Driessche brings his vast experience in sales, marketing and management to the role. He will work closely with the Regional Sales VP\u2019s for EMEIA, Americas, and Asia. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have eagerly accepted this challenge as these are exciting times for Newtec. We are transitioning from a \u2019medium size satcom vendor\u2019 to one of the major satellite technology players. I am sure that there will be great opportunities ahead for Newtec to continue to lead the satellite industry with the development of innovative technologies enabling our customers to achieve their business objectives,\u201d said Thomas Van den Driessche. <\/p>\n
Newtec is also increasing its local presence by extending the commercial team after numerous successful opportunities in South America. Newtec\u2019s S\u00e3o Paulo office, under the lead of Bart Van Utterbeeck, will be further strengthened and will report directly to Thomas. <\/p>\n
Serge Van Herck, CEO of Newtec, said: \u201cWith an increasing Newtec product portfolio and a growing customer and partner base, comes a growing need to strengthen the leadership of our global commercial team. I am confident that Thomas will lead our worldwide sales team with flair and bring lots of success to Newtec, our partners and customers.\u201d <\/p>\n
For further information about Newtec and to arrange a meeting at IBC, visit www.newtec.eu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"