Press Release

Issued by Thales.

March 10, 2014

Cobham Satcom has appointed Paul H. Jona as its new senior vice president. Starting March 03, 2014 Paul will work alongside incumbent svp Walther Thygesen. After completing seven years of service as ceo of Thrane & Thrane A/S, and since July 2012 heading up Cobham Satcom as svp, Walther has decided to retire from his current duties in June 2014.

“I would like to thank Walther for his personal support and commitment, as well the pivotal role he has played to ensure the successful transformation of Thrane & Thrane to Cobham Satcom. Whilst we are sorry to lose his services, we wish him all the best for the future,” says Richard Tyson, president, Cobham Aerospace and Security Division.

Paul is a Dutch national born in Canada. He brings 30 years of experience in tech industries with him and his most recent position was ceo and chairman of CoActive Technologies in The Netherlands, a US$230M international company with 3,000 employees. Prior to this Paul was senior vice president and corporate officer of the Cable Systems Group at Amphenol Corporation. The Cable Systems Group had US$300M in revenues and 2,500 employees with global operations. Paul also brings experience from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) and has during his career lived and worked in the Netherlands, USA, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany.

Paul received his degree in Business Administration from University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, and earned a masters in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird, in Arizona.

“I'm delighted to be joining Cobham Satcom and am looking forward to working with Walther during the transition period,” comments Paul. “I'm keen to meet as many partners and staff as quickly as possible, so visiting Satellite 2014 is a great way to start my new journey in this exciting company.”