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Rockville, Md, October 4, 2013 — Astrium Americas has appointed Ed Spitler as president of its subsidiary Astrium Services Government, Inc. Spitler, who served as Astrium Services Government, Inc.'s chief operating officer since May 2012, brings more than 25 years of senior executive level experience in military, government and commercial satellite operations. He will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the company's overall business strategy.

Washington D.C., October 3, 2013 – Euroconsult announced the appointement of Marc Welinski as Deputy Director of Broadcast & Broadband. In this new position, Welinski will oversee and further develop Euroconsult activities in the fast-converging environment of broadcast and broadband businesses.

Pineville, NC, Sept. 25, 2013 — Dan Waite has rejoined the SDN Global as Director of Sales, bringing his extensive experience within the satellite industry, ranging from technical support to design and implementation of VSAT solutions.

Dubai,UAE,  Sept. 24, 2013 —Randy C. Roberts, a seasoned telecommunications executive with over 25 years of experience at leading mobile device manufacturers, has joined Thuraya Telecommunications Co. as Vice President of Innovation.

Hong Kong, September 24, 2013 – The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced the winners of its 10^th annual APSCC Awards at the APSCC 2013 Satellite Conference & Exhibition at Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, Hong Kong.

Bonn, Germany, Sept. 23, 2013 — Media Broadcast GmbH, one of Europe’s leading full-service provider in the broadcasting and media sector, has announced that the shareholders' meeting has appointed Wolfgang Breuer as the company’s new Chairman of the Management Board.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 20, 2013--MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the appointment of Raj Malik as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.  

Cannes, France, Sept. 19, 2013 — Thales Alenia has appointed Julia Maris as Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs.After earning degrees from the Institute of Political Science in Grenoble (1996) then Paris (1997), Maris joined the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) in 1997 as Special Advisor to the Human Resources department.

Bethesda, MD, Sept. 16, 2013 — Skot Butler has been named Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Intelsat General Corp., responsible for managing the team that serves all of the company’s customers and partners, including the U.S. Department of Defense, NATO, various civil agencies, and commercial enterprises within the United States and Europe.

Aerzen, Germany, September 11, 2013 – CET Teleport GmbH has appointed Paul Ziegler as its new CEO. Ziegler joins CET Teleport GmbH from Gateway Communications, which was recently acquired by PCCW Global, where he was Executive Director responsible for Business Development across Africa and the Middle East.