CARLSBAD, Calif.,
Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global
communications company, today announced the appointment
of Sean Pak to its Board of Directors. Mr. Pak will serve
as a Class II director effective immediately, with an initial term
expiring at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. With the appointment of Mr. Pak, the Viasat
Board now consists of 10 members, eight of whom are independent
directors.
Mr. Pak has been a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &
Sullivan LLP since 2009, and he currently serves as the Co-Chair of
its National Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Mr.
Pak provides Viasat's Board with significant expertise in
intellectual property development, strategy and enforcement, along
with technological and engineering expertise in satellite systems,
electrical engineering and computer science. From 2002 to 2009, Mr.
Pak was an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and previously
worked in engineering roles at Intel Corporation and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory.
"Sean brings a powerful blend of legal, technology,
international business, communications and leadership
skills," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO
of Viasat. "We are very pleased to have him join
our board and add his unique perspectives as we scale our business
both here in the U.S. and globally."
Mr. Pak received a J.D. degree (cum laude) from
Harvard Law School, and B.S. and M.
Eng. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
MIT.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes
everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more
than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses,
governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the
Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to
power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact
people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at
sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to
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