OTTAWA – Telesat Holdings Inc. appoints Nigel Gibson as vice president of international sales at Telesat, the world’s fourth largest fixed-satellite services operator. Mr. Gibson was previously VP of sales for Europe and the Middle East at SES New Skies, and VP of sales for northern Europe with GlobeCast. Prior to that he was in the broadcasting industry as head of DTH marketing for Sky Television in the UK. Mr. Gibson is a native of London, UK, and was educated at Leeds Metropolitan University, where he received a bachelor of arts (honours) in business studies.