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Paul Domorski, CEO
EMS Technologies
Paul Domorski was appointed president and chief executive officer of EMS Technologies, Inc. in June 2006. EMS is one of Forbes Magazine’s “200 Best Small Companies” of 2007. Mr. Domorski also is a member of the EMS Board of Directors. Prior to EMS, Mr. Domorski was vice president of Avaya Corporation’s $1.6 billion services operations business; president and CEO of RSL Communications Ltd.; and president of Syncordia, British Telecom’s Outsourcing and Network Management arm. A board member of the American Electronics Association, Mr. Domorski holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania, and Bachelor and Master’s degrees from The American University, where he was one of their youngest graduates ever.
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David Hughes, Senior Editor
Aviation Week & Space Technology
David Hughes is a senior editor with Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, a publication of the McGraw Hill Companies. He covers avionics, air traffic control, aviation security, IT and homeland security. He has been with the magazine since 1987, starting as the bureau chief for the Northeast U.S. covering aviation and aerospace defense news in New England and Canada.
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Michael Butler, President & Chief Operating Officer
Inmarsat plc
As President and Chief Operating Officer of Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, Michael Butler oversees Inmarsat’s broad portfolio of voice and data communications solutions for use at sea, on land and in the air. Since joining Inmarsat in 2000, he has led the team that developed the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellites, the world’s most advanced commercial communications satellites. Prior to Inmarsat, Butler held senior positions at BT, MFS Communications and MCI WorldCom International.
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David Coiley, Director, Marketing and Strategic Relationships
AeroMobile Limited
David Coiley is responsible for AeroMobile’s strategy, relationships with key partners and public relations efforts. He has worked with the AeroMobile project since its inception in ARINC Inc. in 2003, prior to it being spun out as a standalone UK company in 2006. Before his role with AeroMobile, Mr. Coiley led business development and service management activities for ARINC’s air-to-ground communications businesses, including management of all ARINC EMEA’s Inmarsat satellite, IFE and VHF/HF datalink services. An airline and business aviation satellite communications industry veteran for nearly two decades, Mr. Coiley previously worked for Inmarsat, SITA and BT Skyphone.
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Benoit Debains, Chief Executive Officer
OnAir
Benoit Debains became Chief Executive Officer of OnAir in 2007 and has been a member of the OnAir Board since the company was incorporated in 2005. Previously, Benoit was Senior Vice President Finance and Treasury, Airbus SAS, where he was responsible for customer financing solutions for airlines, managing Airbus corporate financing and treasury and investor relations. He joined Airbus Industrie in 1982, working both in the US and in Airbus’ Toulouse headquarters, where he held a variety of sales and finance roles, including managing Airbus’ sales finance and setting up and running Airbus Financial Services. Since 1999, Benoit has been member of the Supervisory Board of SITA INC and a member of the Supervisory Board of the SITA Group, the communications, IT and applications services company.
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Gary Hebb, VP and General Manager
EMS SATCOM
Since March 2007, Gary Hebb has served as general manager of EMS SATCOM, the satellite communications division of EMS Technologies, and the leader in satellite-based high-speed data communications equipment for the aeronautical, land mobile, maritime, and emergency management markets. He joined EMS in 1989 and previously led EMS SATCOM engineering and business development, helping establish the company’s dominant position in the military and corporate aviation markets.
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Brett Muney, General Manager of Product Development
JetBlue Airways
Brett Muney is General Manager of Product Development for JetBlue Airways, the New York-based low-cost carrier known for its award-winning customer service and free TV as much as it’s low fares. Brett is responsible for managing marketing and operational relationships with business partners for all onboard products and services related to the customer experience, including In-Flight Entertainment & Technology, Food & Beverage and Cabin Amenities. Brett led the successful launch of BetaBlue, the airline’s first aircraft equipped with an onboard wireless network to provide free in-flight email and instant messaging services to its customers.
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Richard Owen, Executive Director
WAEA
Richard Owen oversees the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA), the worldwide trade association representing over 100 airlines and 300 airline suppliers and content providers committed to excellence in inflight entertainment (IFE), communications and related services.
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