OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), announced today that it has appointed Peter Zalizniak as Account Manager, Military, Government and Maritime Sales. Effective immediately, Zalizniak's appointment will have him focusing on the company's growing government and military businesses, focusing on land-mobile and maritime solutions.
Zalizniak joins EMS SATCOM from Iridium Satellite, where, as regional director of channel development, he developed relationships with service providers, value-added resellers and value-added manufacturers. With more than 15 years of combined management and satellite industry experience, Zalizniak's knowledge of channel development and work with government agencies will be important as the company pushes forward with its government and military sales.
"Government and military sectors continue to be a significant part of our business," commented Dr. Neil Mackay, general manager and senior vice president of EMS SATCOM. "The addition of Peter to our sales team is essential to addressing the needs of these important customers, and we are proud to have him on board."
Based in Washington, D.C., Zalizniak is a Norwich University MBA graduate and recently worked for Stratos Global.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,200 workers worldwide, and operates manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Montreal, Ottawa and Brazil. EMS SATCOM, based in Ottawa, Canada specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land-mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. The division is a leader in developing and supplying high-speed data communications equipment for enabling vital communications resources such as voice, e-mail and Internet capabilities to a broad variety of aircraft.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.emssatcom.com
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