XM’s Patsiokas Promoted

XM’s Dr. Stelios “Stell” Patsiokas, Senior Vice President for Technology, has been promoted to oversee all of XM’s technology and engineering efforts.
“Stell has done an amazing job completing the XM chipset and XM radio
development working with all of our technology partners, and has been focusing
his attention on preparing for commercial launch this summer,” said XM President/CEO Hugh Panero.
Dr. Patsiokas earned worldwide industry recognition during his 19-year tenure at Motorola for his technical expertise and leadership in designing, developing and implementing wireless communication technology products, including the first synthesized scanning receiver, the first digital handset and the first two-way pager with an operating system. He is also an expert in radio frequency propagation and digital modulation.
Dr. Patsiokas assumes his additional duties from satellite executive Jack Wormington, who recently moved to Boeing Satellite Systems now that the birds have been launched. At Boeing, Wormington will continue to monitor XM’s satellite program.