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Speedcast Appoints Ross Rosenberg As Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATESep 10, 2026•about 3 hours ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Speedcast

Ross Rosenberg
Houston

Description

Speedcast has appointed Ross Rosenberg as its new chief executive officer, taking over from Jim Frownfelter. This leadership change is part of Speedcast's strategic expansion into new technologies and partnerships.

Company Information

Company

Speedcast

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Houston, Texas — February 28, 2022 — Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, today announced that the company successfully closed on a new $350 million USD Credit Facility. The company leverages its global network platform to provide fully connected systems that harness technologies and applications to transform what remote operations can achieve. The company integrates differentiated technology offerings that provide smarter ways to communicate and distribute content, manage network and remote operations, protect and secure investments, and improve the crew and guest experience. The Corporate Family and Issue Credit Ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s are B3 and B, respectively, with stable outlooks.“The recapitalization further enables Speedcast to invest in innovation and growth,” said Joe Spytek, Chief Executive Officer at Speedcast. With the world’s most comprehensive network, Speedcast enables faster, seamless pole-to-pole coverage from a global hybrid satellite, fiber, cellular, microwave, MPLS, and IP transport network with direct access to public cloud platforms. Speedcast is a leading communications and IT services provider, delivering critical communications services to the Maritime, Energy, Mining, Media, Telecom, Cruise, NGO, Government, and Enterprise sectors. Speedcast® is a trademark and registered trademark.

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