Neils Steenstrup has stepped down as president of Inmarsat Aviation to join Thales Inflyt Experience as the new chief executive officer. Steenstrup comes with 35 years of extensive international business experience building high-performing global enterprise.
Delighted to welcome Steenstrup to the role, Yannick Assouad, executive vice-president Avionics at Thales stresses on Steenstrup’s wealth of global leadership experience from across the aviation industry. “His diverse background and customer-centric approach will be an asset to our business as we continue inventing a sustainable aerospace future,” Assouad adds.
Prior to Inmarsat Aviation, Steenstrup served as executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Passur Aerospace and senior vice president at Gogo.
Steenstrup led Inmarsat’s launch into the new advanced air mobility business (uncrewed aviation) and played an instrumental role in the sale of Inmarsat to Viasat. At Gogo, he led the development and launch of Gogo’s international business, including securing marquee airline clients in EMEA, APAC and Latin America. In addition, Steenstrup led product management, marketing and sales activities for the EMEA and Americas regions at Connexion by Boeing.
Thrilled to join Thales at this exciting juncture, Steenstrup is eager to partner with global airline customers to support their ambitions by delivering cutting-edge digital technologies and innovative inflight entertainment solutions that shape the future of the travel experience. “I look forward to partnering with our I am eager to work closely with our talented teams across Thales to build on the enduring success of the business,” Steenstrup concludes.
