interim president and chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Mark Slaughter until a permanent replacement is identified, effective immediately. RigNet will initiate a search for a permanent president and CEO in the coming weeks. Further, Kevin O'Hara has been elected vice chairman of the RigNet board of directors.

Board Chairman Jim Browning will replace O'Hara as chair of its Corporate Governance and Nominating committee. O'Hara will no longer serve on the board's Compensation committee. Jimmerson has more than 20 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas and wireless communications industries, working with companies such as Noble Drilling Corporation and American Tower.

Jimmerson has held accounting, finance and operations management positions with a focus on internal financial operations analysis and management, capital funding and strategic planning. O'Hara served as CEO of Integra Telecom Inc., where he was a director beginning in December 2009. He also served as chairman of the board for Elemental Technologies.