ThinKom Boosts Commercial Aviation Team with Industry Veteran Jeff Sare

Sare's decades of inflight connectivity experience bolsters ThinKom's commercial aviation team, supporting product and customer growth

HAWTHORNE, Calif. – 31 March 2025 – ThinKom Solutions, Inc. (ThinKom), a leading manufacturer of high-performance satellite antenna solutions, is expanding its inflight connectivity (IFC) leadership by hiring Jeff Sare to the executive team in a new role as Chief Commercial Officer – IFC. In this role, Sare will oversee the sales, marketing and expansion of the ThinAir® antenna product line as it relates to the commercial aviation market.

"I am honored to join the team that consistently sets the industry standard for performance and reliability in commercial aviation satcom terminals – delivering excellence across all service providers, network operators, spectrums, orbits, and airframes.” said Sare.

Sare brings a strong history of industry experience to the ThinKom team. He most recently served as President of Intelsat’s Commercial Aviation division. Prior to that he held the role of vice president and Connectivity Solutions business segment leader at Panasonic Avionics. Sare has also held leadership and management positions at Inmarsat, Rockwell Collins, and Thales Avionics.

“ThinKom delivers industry leading products and services that bring significant sustained value to the airlines, with multi-orbit, multi-constellation, multi-beam, and multi-band solutions," said CEO Mark Silk. “Boosting our commercial aviation team with Jeff opens up new opportunities to grow in this market, ensuring we maintain that success with innovative next-generation products, keeping our customers connected from every orbit to every seat.”

Sare reports to ThinKom CEO Mark Silk.