ABS taps Khodadad Betaharon as chief technology officer
21 April 2008
Hong Kong - Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Khodadad (Ken) Betaharon as its chief technology officer. Betaharon is responsible for the ABS-2 Program including spacecraft development and planning, as well as satellite payload operations, regulatory and strategic development.
Prior to joining ABS, Ken was the senior vice president and chief technology officer at Intelsat where he was involved in all aspects of satellite communications, including the procurement of over 40 satellites, business development and R&D efforts, ITU-related activities and filings, system planning and satellite deployment strategies, communications engineering, products and services development, as well as establishment of the company’s terrestrial infrastructure after privatization.
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