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Ben Palmer OBE

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President, Viasat Commercial at Viasat
📍 Battle, England, United Kingdom

Ben Palmer is the President of Viasats Commercial business, leading global strategy for a $2. 4Bn portfolio across aviation, maritime, and enterprise sectors. An alumnus of the University of Oxford and London Business School, he previously led Inmarsats maritime division and held senior roles at Northrop Grumman. Colleagues describe him as analytical, persuasive, and a strategic thinker.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, indicating a passion for aerospace. His work involves extensive global travel to places like India and Germany, and he enjoys exploring local sights. Ben is married with three teenage children and lives south of London.

Interesting fact: Ben was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) at the age of 30 by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to supporting military operations.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
President, Viasat Commercial
Location
Battle, England, United Kingdom
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Satellite Communications
Leads Viasat's commercial satellite business and is focused on harnessing multi-orbit network capacity to meet dynamic customer needs for seamless global connectivity.
Maritime Technology
As the former President of Inmarsat Maritime, he drove the adoption of digital solutions and launched the game-changing NexusWave connectivity service for the shipping industry.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
President, Viasat Commercial
Viasat
6-2023 - 9-2025
President, Inmarsat Maritime and member of the Viasat Executive Leadership Team
Viasat
11-2021 - 5-2023
President, Maritime and member of the Executive Leadership Team
Inmarsat
2-2019 - 11-2021
Group Director, Mission Systems Europe and member of the NG Missions Systems ELT
Northrop Grumman
3-2018 - 8-2018
Interim Chief Executive UK & Europe
Northrop Grumman
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Media appearances

Ben Palmer | President, Viasat Commercial. Featured in Viasat (Official Leadership Page)
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Ben Palmer to Lead Viasat's Commercial Business - Via Satellite. Featured in Satellite Today (Via Satellite)
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Education
2006 - 2007
MSc(Sloan)
London Business School
1990 - 1993
BA (Hons) 2:1
University of Oxford
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