Charles M. Fernandez

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and Director

Mr. Fernandez has over 30 years’ experience in identifying profitable start-up and dislocation opportunities, building significant value, and executing exit strategies as an entrepreneur and global investor. In 2008, Charles M. Fernandez joined Fairholme Capital Management. As President, he co-managed all three Fairholme funds, and was commended for bringing in a $2 billion gain for shareholders. Throughout his impressive career in Media, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Finance and Technology, he has participated in more than 100 significant mergers, acquisitions, and product development projects. Mr. Fernandez was the founder, Chairman, and CEO of eApeiron Solutions, LLC, a brand protection and e-commerce company in partnership with Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) and Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK) which was successfully sold to Smartrac, leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID and Internet of Things (“IoT”) solutions, a unit of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY). 

David Phipps

President and CEO of Global Operations and Director

Mr. Phipps is the founder of the Company’s two subsidiaries, UK-based Global Telesat Communications and US-based Orbital Satcom Corp. and had served as the Company’s CEO and Chairman for six years, leading the company from start-up through its recent listing on Nasdaq. He has over 20 years’ experience in the communications industry, during which time he has overseen acquisitions, mergers and capital raising activities, and has more than 35 years of experience of investment management, finance, and operational roles in several private and public companies.

Cecile Munnik, CPA/CA

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Munnik has over fifteen years of accounting and finance experience, serving in finance and accounting leadership positions for companies and business units with annual revenues ranging from $100M to $3B, and demonstrated expertise in US GAAP, SEC Reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Public Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internal Controls/Process Efficiencies, ERPs, and Strategy Planning for private and public entities. Earlier, Ms. Munnik served as Director of Asset Management at Unified Women’s Healthcare, a single-specialty management services organization and Lennox International where she served as Sr. Internal Auditor and as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. Ms. Munnik has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA).