OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has strengthened its mobility team under VP mobility services Ben Griffin with a number of experienced professionals in the UK and USA. OneWeb is ramping up its work to deliver high-speed, unparalleled low latency, reliable connectivity across all mobility platforms, including commercial and business aviation, land and marine.

OneWeb's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of over 600 satellites will connect people everywhere; on land, at sea and in the air. Its ambition is to facilitate a connectivity experience that is limited only by the users' imagination, not the available bandwidth.

“I'm very pleased to be adding to my team with these stellar professionals,” says VP mobility services Ben Griffin. “Together, we are working on some exciting strategies and partnerships that will disrupt the mobility connectivity market for years to come. We are focused on driving these forward and sharing our news over the next few months.”

Jason Sperry joins as director, business aviation, based out of Melbourne, Florida. Sperry brings a wealth of experience from the IFC service provision perspective, including significant satellite provider insight spanning both GEO and LEO technologies.

He will be responsible for delivering fibre-like connectivity solutions to business jet owners, operators and end users, both passengers and crew alike.

He joins from Satcom Direct, where for the past six years he was director, strategy and business, having joined the business in 2016 as director of product management (hardware). Graduating from the Florida Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering, his career initially centred on engineering and avionics hardware. Now he will combine his technical experience with strong commercial aptitude to understand the needs of OneWeb's partners, delivering solutions which are commercially and technically innovative.

“What OneWeb is doing is transformational and game changing. I am pleased to be able to help play a part in our goal to connect business aviation. Inflight connectivity has become ever more important in business aviation, a sector which is sophisticated, technologically advanced, personalised and secure, bringing family, friends and colleagues together in the most efficient way," says Sperry.

Stepping up from an initial consultancy role over the past 14 months, Nick Maynard becomes full time marketing director (mobility), based out of the UK. Maynard brings over 25 years' relevant experience in marketing and communications working out of the UK and UAE, supporting several blue chip aviation companies, both in house and with agencies OglivyOne and Carlson. Most recently, he served nearly 10 years with Honeywell Aerospace in marketing and comms, latterly as channel partner marketing manager, building relationships for Honeywell's valued suppliers around the world.

“Joining OneWeb, I am working alongside a motivated and talented team committed to realising the mission of connecting people everywhere, on land, at sea and in the air. This matters, because OneWeb's global spaced-based communications network has the power to connect the most remote businesses and communities on Earth. We're bridging the digital divide, providing the opportunity for people everywhere to realise their full potential,” says Maynard.