President and CEO
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Vice President, Product Management
Vice President, U.S. Government Solutions
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Senior Vice President, Service Delivery
David Broadbent is President & CEO of SES Space & Defense.
Broadbent joined Intelsat in November 2023 from RTX, where he served most recently as president of the company’s Space Systems business unit. Broadbent had been with Raytheon for more than 20 years in various senior business development, program execution, contracts, supply chain management and financial planning roles. Before joining Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems team in the U.K. in 2002, he worked with Vickers Defence Systems in engineering design, supply chain, and program management in both Germany and the U.K.
Broadbent earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Newcastle University and completed postgraduate studies in contract law at Northumbria University.
Nitin Bhat is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at SES Space & Defense. Nitin has over 30 years’ experience designing and developing wireless, terrestrial, Information Technology (IT), and cyber solutions for the U.S government and military.
In addition, Nitin has an extensive technical background in designing end-to-end solutions for mission-critical, large-scale Department of Defense tactical networks.
Nitin manages a diverse and skilled team of engineers focused on aerospace, terrestrial, cyber, networking, advanced technologies, Network Operations and Security Center (GNOSC), and software development.
Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Nitin served at DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) for nine years most recently as Vice President, Engineering and Technical Operations.
Scott Galus is the Senior Vice President of Finance & Accounting at SES Space & Defense. Scott is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of federal contracting sector experience.
Scott joined SES Space & Defense in 2009, during his tenure he has led multiple departments, from finance to sales and operations. As Senior Vice President of Finance & Accounting, Scott is responsible for the company’s financial operations, overseeing all financial functions from accounting to financial planning and reporting.
Prior to joining the SES Space & Defense team, Scott worked at SAIC for 12 years and at SES Satellites.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics (Dual Major) with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of New York at Brockport.
Michael Geist is the Senior Vice President of Product Management at SES Space & Defense. Michael brings more than 25 years of experience in the satellite communications industry as an innovator, product developer, and business/market developer to enhance SES’s position in the defense and government markets.
Prior to SES Space & Defense, Michael was President of Apothym Technologies Group, where he led the development of next-generation antenna and waveform virtualization technologies necessary for multi-network resilience. He also applied these core technologies to next-generation hypersonic solutions and other advanced networking platforms.
Other roles that Michael has held previously include being the Lead Architect for Gogo’s next generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) SATCOM network where he developed the industry’s most technologically advanced IFC modem platform, Business Area Director at Viasat where he led the development of the industries’ first practical software defined modem, Comtech where he introduced the satellite industry and defense market in particular to capacity sharing Dynamic Single Channel Per Carrier (dSCPC) solutions as an alternative to pinned up wireless circuits.
Michael received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Penn State University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Saint Francis University. He has also completed various executive programs at the University of Southern California (USC). He is a named contributor on several patents related to satellite communications.
Rick Henry serves as Vice President of U.S. Government Solutions at SES Space & Defense, bringing over three decades of industry experience in government and enterprise telecommunications.
Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Henry spent 20 years with Intelsat, most recently as Vice President of Business Operations. In previous roles, he led sales and strategic business development for Intelsat, overseeing direct sales of broadband, IP, and satellite services to enterprise, wholesale, and U.S. Government markets. Before his tenure at Intelsat, Rick worked at Teleglobe International, where he was responsible for sales and revenue for global strategic programs.
Rick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from James Madison University.
Raymond Lindenmayer is the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at SES Space & Defense, where he leads the U.S. government portfolio, driving strategic growth programs and business development.
Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Raymond served at Intelsat Government Solutions, most recently as Director of Business Development, where he helped grow a $300M annual business. Before Intelsat, he had a 15-year tenure at L3Harris in senior strategic and engineering roles.
A retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel, Raymond served as Chief of Automated Logistic Technology for USCENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where he was instrumental in establishing CENTCOM’s forward headquarters in Qatar.
He holds an MBA from University of Rochester, and M.S. from American University, and dual B.S. degrees from Syracuse University.
Rory Welch serves as Senior Vice President of Service Delivery at SES Space & Defense, bringing over three decades of leadership in satellite operations, ISR systems, space launch, and strategic programming.
Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Rory spent 11 years with Intelsat, most recently as Vice President of Global Government. In previous roles, he directed operations and support services for Intelsat’s government business unit, overseeing space and ground network engineering, customer service delivery, IT operations, security, and facility management.
Rory began his career as a Senior Space Operations Officer in the United States Air Force, gaining extensive experience in national security and space operations. He holds a M.A. from Air University, M.A. from The George Washington University, and a B.A. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.