The 2020 NAB Show Executive Leadership Summit (ELS) will feature a keynote conversation with WarnerMedia Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt on Sunday, April 19 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. In a Q-and-A with Variety Business Editor Cynthia Littleton, Greenblatt will discuss opportunities for WarnerMedia and plans for the newly aligned sister companies HBO, TNT, TBS, truTV, Otter Media and soon-to-launch HBO Max.

SES today announced the Board of Directors has appointed Sandeep Jalan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company. He will assume the position from May 6, 2020.

The Board of Speedcast International Limited (ASX:SDA) (FRA:7SC) (OTCMKTS:SPPDF), a provider of remote communication and IT solutions,  has accepted the resignation of PJ Beylier as CEO, effective from February 1, 2020.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) (“Comtech”) announced today that its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer  Michael Porcelain has been promoted and will assume the additional role of President.

Calian SED (formerly SED Systems) has appointed Rob Vance as its new Director, Satellite Ground Antenna Systems. The new position was created to lead the sales activities for the company’s new line of high performance composite carbon fiber antennas, designed to meet the demanding operational requirements of Ka/Q/V-band frequencies and beyond.

Reporting to Calian SED’s VP, Communication Ground Systems, Darren Schlageter, Vance will assume his role immediately and will be based in San Jose, California.

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the SIA Board of Directors elected the following as officers for 2020: Stuart Daughtridge of Kratos as Chair, Audrey Allison of The Boeing Company as Vice Chair and Ross Vincenti of Intelsat as Treasurer.

The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has appointed Helen Weedon as Managing Director. The appointment marks significant restructuring of the innovation forum. Helen succeeds Martin Coleman who will commence as a member of the group’s advisory board.

Itzhak Shnaiberg has been appointed Acting CEO of Spacecom by the company’s Board of Directors, following the retirement of former CEO David Pollack on January 1, 2020. Shnaiberg, Spacecom’s Deputy CEO since 2008, was among the company’s founding management team.

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has announced the appointment of Khaled Al Qubaisi, CEO of Aerospace, Renewables & ICT at  Mubadala Investment Company as its new Chairman, and the appointment of Amal Al Ameri, Senior Vice President of Platform Finance in the Aerospace, Renewables & ICT Unit in Mubadala as a board member.

Telesat announced today that Andrew Brownehas been appointed the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to President and CEO, Dan Goldberg, Andrew will serve on Telesat’s Executive Management Team and be based in the company’s headquarters in Ottawa.