Master of the Leadership Shuffle and the Swiss Army knife of satellite communications

Viasat, a company so innovative it’s reimagined leadership roles as musical chairs and satellites as modern-day space therapists. The latest news? Guru Gowrappan, President for just under a year, is exiting stage left, but not before the obligatory “mutual agreement” send-off.

Apparently, his mission to integrate the $7.3 billion Inmarsat acquisition has wrapped up nicely, or at least nicely enough to hand him a gold watch and a LinkedIn endorsement. Gowrappan will stick around in an “advisory role” until April. Translation: he’ll be CC’d on a few emails while polishing his resume.