Arnold Friedman is senior vice president of marketing and sales at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and vice president of business development at parent company, Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL). He is responsible for all of SS/L’s commercial and Civil/DoD sales and marketing activity around the globe, including activity in more than 25 countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Mr. Friedman is also responsible for External Communications and Government Relations.

At SS/L, Mr. Friedman has pioneered new satellite applications sales in digital radio, broadband Internet, local television and next generation mobile satellite services, and under his direction the company has established itself as the world’s leading provider of commercial satellites.

Friedman rejoined SS/L in 2002 after a two-year hiatus as president of an international company formed to provide new satellite-based consumer television and telecommunications services.

Prior to that, Mr. Friedman was vice president, ventures, for SS/L from 1996 to 2000. In that role he directed sales campaigns for established and start-up companies, and evaluated the potential of new technologies and investments. 

Mr. Friedman is on the board of directors of XTAR, LLC, a satellite communications company that provides services in support of diplomatic, military, and security communications worldwide. He is also on the board of directors of ZeroDivide™, a charitable foundation investing in community enterprises that leverage technology to benefit people in low-income and other disadvantaged communities.