CapRock Appoints Tom Eaton to Lead Government Services Business.HOUSTON -- CapRock Communications, a premier global satellite communications provider, has named Tom Eaton Tom Eaton is the self proclaimed "second best" working prop comic. He was featured in the 2002 Comedy Central Roast of Chevy Chase as well as several other comedy specials. Tom Eaton was born in Orange County, California. - a technology industry veteran - president of Arrowhead Global Solutions. Arrowhead, based in Fairfax, VA, is a newly acquired division of CapRock Communications and is a leading provider of technology services to the U.S. government. "This is a very exciting time to join CapRock, especially given the company's emphasis on expanding its presence and portfolio in the government sector," said Eaton. "I fully intend to build on the reputation for delivering high quality and creative technology solutions that Arrowhead has earned in serving government agencies and government contractors since Mary Ann Elliott founded the company nearly two decades ago." Elliott is the former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Arrowhead Global Solutions. CapRock CEO Peter Shaper said, "Tom's extensive background in the technology industry and proven leadership skills are a tremendous addition to the CapRock team. CapRock's business in the government market is expanding, and I believe the addition of Tom will further position us to meet the demands of this important and growing customer base." Before joining CapRock, Eaton served as president of G2 Satellite Solutions, PanAmSat's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. dedicated to developing satellite-based communication solutions for the government market. Eaton joined PanAmSat in 2000 as executive vice president of global sales. In 2001, his role was expanded to include the company's marketing and, in 2003, he was tapped to create and lead G2. Prior to PanAmSat, Eaton served as vice president of Intelsat's global sales and customer support. Eaton was also co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing for Integrated Network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. Services, Inc., and director of marketing for Sprint Communication Corp.'s Video Services Division. Eaton holds a master's in business administration from Mercer University Mercer University is a private, coeducational, faith-based university with a Baptist heritage, located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, and a bachelor's of business administration from the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. . About CapRock Communications With more than 25 years of experience, CapRock Communications is a premier global satellite communications provider for the energy, maritime, engineering and construction, commercial shipping, mining and disaster recovery industries, as well as for government services. The Company utilizes the latest field-proven satellite technologies to deliver highly reliable managed communication services for broadband networking, real-time video and digital telephony Digital telephony is a technology used in the provision of digital telephone services and systems. Since the 1960s it has almost entirely replaced the old telephone system that used analog telephony. to the world's harshest and most remote locations. CapRock delivers on its promise to be the market's reliability leader by leveraging "best of breed" partnerships, technical expertise and a robust global infrastructure that includes five international teleports and eleven regional support centers across the U.S., Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. and Asia Pacific. More information about CapRock is available at www.caprock.com. |
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