ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tampa Microwave, LLC, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, announced a business development expansion that will accelerate their growth into Department of Defense (DoD) and international SATCOM terminal markets.
Michael Munn has been promoted to Director, NATO Business Development. In this capacity, he will be responsible for European business for NATO and DoD in European theatre countries. Leveraging his previous role as Tampa Microwave’s Manager for Special Operations US business, Mr. Munn’s knowledge and experience in military SATCOM markets will help position Tampa Microwave for growth in allied countries that desire to upgrade their SATCOM solutions to take advantage of the company’s complete family of small size, weight and power terminals. Mr. Munn served a total of 28 years in the US Army both as an active duty soldier and as a civil servant. Key assignments during his Army career included the 82nd Airborne Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force), the Joint Communications Unit, and concluding as a project manager in the Joint Special Operations Command’s J6-Development branch.
Tampa Microwave also announced the hiring of Harry Xenitelis, Colonel US Army (Retired) to fill the position of Director, USSOCOM Business Development. In this role, Mr. Xenitelis will coordinate all business within US Special Operations Command. Colonel Xenitelis retired from the Army in March of this year, after 30 years of service. His list of assignments included senior leadership positions in the Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Special Operations Command - Pacific, Special Operations Command – Central, and various operational Army units, including the elite Delta Force and the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Mr. Xenitelis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rowan University.
Obie Johnson, Tampa Microwave’s VP, Business Development said, “Mike and Harry both bring exceptional experience and drive to their new positions. Their capabilities, combined with the Tampa Microwave modular family of terminals, will insure that we continue to grow by supporting state-of-the-art satellite communications within the DoD, NATO, and key domestic and international government agencies. I look forward to serving with both of them in their new roles.”
About Tampa Microwave: Tampa Microwave, a Thales company, designs and manufactures Satellite Communication Terminals for US and international customers. Their family of modular SATCOM terminals includes both parabolic and flat panel terminals from 12” x 12” inches square to 1.3 meters in diameter. All terminals use the same building block modules and can run for extended periods of time on standard issue lithium ion batteries.