INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
Seaborn charts course after
successful emergence from
Chapter 11
Following its successful emergence
from Chapter 11, leading subsea
cable systems operator Seaborn, has
announced the appointments of board
members Pete Hayes and Don Shassian, as
Interim CEO and Interim CFO, respectively.
"We are excited about the future and
sincerely thank all of our employees,
customers, providers and other business
partners for their continued commitment
to the company,” said Andy Bax, Chief
Operating Officer of Seaborn. “Our worldclass
team will continue to work hard to
deliver innovative advancements and new,
industry-leading solutions for our customers
and partners for years to come."
“We believe that Seaborn’s technologydriven,
client-first approach and advanced
delivery solutions are best-in-class,” said
Todd Bright, Partner and Head of Private
Infrastructure Americas at Partners Group, a
global private markets investment manager
and owner of Seaborn on behalf of its
clients. “We will continue to work side-byside
with Seaborn as a value-added investor
to help the company meet the needs of its
customers now and in the future.”
Seaborn’s innovation, expertise and
customer-commitment and Partners Group’s
global reach and operational experience
will allow Seaborn to continue to grow in
capability and service offerings beyond cable
operation and ownership. “We are more than
a developer and operator of subsea cable
systems,” says Bax.
“Together with our partners we are the
only network and services provider across
the Americas ideally positioned to help our
customers by providing the right solutions
with more agility than ever before.”
Seaborn’s services are provided with
the stability of diversified subsea and
terrestrial routes delivering fault resilient
network architectures, increased security
and improved QoS. This industry leading
commitment to service is underpinned
by the Seabras-1 subsea cable system,
connecting Brazil to the U.S., with the lowest
latency and highest reliability across multiple
POPs in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the
New York City metropolitan area.
Michel Marcelino, Senior Vice President
and Head of Latin America, adds: “The
versatility and expertise of our team adds
tremendous value to the world-class services
we provide. Seaborn is always responsive to
our customers’ needs, and when a challenge
arises, we quickly assemble the right team
to help develop a solution tailored to their
unique business requirements. I’m looking
forward to continuing to share this enhanced
quality of service with our global and
regional customers.”
“As a fully integrated team, Seaborn and
Partners Group are best positioned to
deliver critical regional and international
infrastructure to the Americas and beyond,”
notes Bax. •
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