Singapore and Sint-Niklaas, Belgium – Satellite communications specialist, Newtec, has appointed former-Technicolor, Alcatel-Lucent, and ECI Telecom executive Mario Querner as the company’s new VP Asia. He has more than 25 years of international business experience in telecommunications and media working in both Europe and Asia. 

Based in Singapore, Querner will manage Newtec’s Singapore and Beijing offices, and lead the business activities for Newtec in Asia Pacific. Newtec is a provider of satellite communications solutions offering professional equipment, broadband systems, IP software and services to optimise satellite transmission. 

Prior to joining Newtec, Querner worked as Head for South-East Asia at ECI Telecom, based in Singapore. He also worked in a number of other telecommunication infrastructure and media solution providers such as Technicolor, formerly Thomson, in charge of sales in APAC-EMEA for Digital Home Solutions based in Paris, and as Managing Director and Country Senior Officer in Indonesia for Alcatel-Lucent.