Eutelsat-OneWeb government arm promotes Canning to CEO
EACOWT's new chief executive Ian Canning joined one of its heritage businesses in 2012. Courtesy of EACOWT.
By
Ross Wilkers
The subsidiary is looking to expand the availability of its low-Earth and geostationary orbit networks.
EACOWT, a U.S. government-focused subsidiary formed by the 2023 merger of Eutelsat and OneWeb, has promoted Ian Canning from chief operating officer to CEO in a move that took effect on Dec. 20.
Canning has been acting CEO since the December departure of Kevin Steen, who joined fellow satellite communications company Aura Network Systems in December as chief executive.
Now as EACOWT’s CEO, Canning will oversee its push to further bring the parent company’s low-Earth and geostationary orbit networks into the government landscape. The LEO constellation comprises 600 satellites and the GEO fleet stands at 36.
Canning has been with EACOWT and its heritage businesses since 2012, when he joined TrustComm as COO.
He led TrustComm through its sale to OneWeb in 2021, from which the OneWeb Technologies subsidiary was stood up to focus on U.S. and allied government work.
OneWeb then merged with the France-headquartered satellite operator Eutelsat. The subsidiary now operating under the name of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, or EACOWT, was born out of that combination.