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Schwartz returns to Telesat as SVP corporate, business development


OTTAWA – Michael Schwartz has left Sprint Corp. to rejoin Telesat as its senior vice-president, corporate and business development.Schwartz (pictured) was Telesat’s VP of marketing, corporate development and regulatory from 2007 to 2012 before leaving to join Sprint Corp. as SVP corporate strategy and development, a position from which he resigned earlier this month.  Prior to Sprint and Telesat, Schwartz held senior positions at SES New Skies and AT&T Wireless, among other roles in the wireless and internet industries.Based in Ottawa and reporting to Telesat president and CEO Dan Goldberg, Schwartz will also serve on the company’s executive committee.“I am...