
Mark Rigolle joined LeoSat as CEO in September 2015. He has over 22 years of experience in the telecom and satellite sectors. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Chief Financial Officer of SES. He was then appointed CEO of O3b Networks, successfully raising USD 1.2B to fund the launch of a MEO constellation of satellites that provide affordable trunking and mobile backhaul capacity in developing countries. In addition, he has acted as advisor to satellite operators and private equity funds, as well as being a co-founder of Kacific, a promising satellite-broadband-to-the-home start-up. Mark has held various positions in Finance and Business Development at Belgacom and ABN AMRO. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Leuven, Belgium.