Tom Collins · EVP, Corporate Programs
Tom currently serves as EVP, Corporate Programs at Avail-TVN. Tom brings more than 25 years of telecommunications and general management experience, with his extensive involvement in general management, operations, business development, planning, sales and financial management in the global telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Avail Media, Tom was vice president of Intelsat, Inc., where he directed the business planning activities of the Intelsat and PanAmSat merger and had responsibility for implementing corporate commercial objectives. Prior to his tenure at Intelsat, Tom was vice president and general manager of Comsat World Systems, a $250 million satellite services business unit that delivered extensive communication services to telecommunication companies, governments, and the media industry. Tom also served as vice president and general manager of Comsat Mobile Communications, a $200 million mobile satellite service business unit that delivered service to governments and commercial companies with mobile communication requirements in air, on land, and at sea. While at Comsat, Tom represented Comsat's majority equity interest in Intelsat, Inc. and Inmarsat Ltd. prior to and during their privatization planning. He has served on the board of directors for Inmarsat Ltd.
Tom received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration degree from Hood College.