About George 

Mr. Giagtzoglou has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and a Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Adelaide in South Australia

From 2012 – 2017 Mr. Giagtzoglou was the Vice President Corporate Development at ABS Global with broad responsibilities including corporate development, corporate & regional strategy, business planning, market intelligence, satellite business case development, and financing

Prior to ABS he was with Intelsat for 11 years as the head of Corporate Strategy & Planning and also led Corporate Development, Global Marketing, Product Strategy & Development, New Product Development and Business Development

At Intelsat Mr. Giagtzoglou was instrumental in various company sale processes in 2005 and 2008, and the acquisition of PanAmSat in 2006. He was a leader on more than $27Bn of executed M&A transactions. Throughout his time at Intelsat he played a key role in developing and commercializing the company’s capabilities, primarily in the area of broadband services

Mr. Giagtzoglou’s career in the space and telecommunications industry includes engagement leadership positions in the telecommunications practice of A.T. Kearney Management Consultants (North America and Asia Pacific), consulting at McKinsey Management Consultants, and senior engineering and business management positions at Telstra (Australia)