The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced that SIA’s Board of Directors has appointed Tom Stroup to the position of President, effective December 15th. Stroup’s appointment follows an extensive search to replace the former President, Patricia Cooper, who departed SIA earlier this year for private industry.

ABS announced the appointment of Flavien Bachabi as the Managing Director of Africa.   Bachabi will be responsible for leading the sales and business operations for the African continent.

Tedial, an independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has appointed Terry Spittle as its new Director of Global Operations and Support. Spittle will have oversight of Tedial’s Implementation Engineering, Installation and Service and Support teams. He will be responsible for defining and developing enhanced internal process infrastructure, enabling the company to support its growing worldwide customer base and partner network. Spittle will also provide a senior level liaison point for clients and project partners.

The awards ceremonies of the third annual Vision Awards at SATCON in New York, November 12, 2014 presented by Satellite Markets and Research, Application Technology Strategy and Crystal Solutions.

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the re-appointment of Jarod Lopez as Vice President – Broadcast.   In this role, Jarod will be responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing efforts of MEASAT in the broadcast industry.

At VSAT 2014 in London, UK, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Garrett Hill, CEO of California-based service provider X2nSat on oportunities in various vertical markets such as M2M, Internet of Things, among others.

This article includes VSAT 2014 Interviews:

Interview with David Gelerman, CEO, Advantech Wireless, Interview with Garrett Hill. CEO, X2nSat

This article includes OILCOMM 2014 Interviews: 

Interview with David Kagan, President, ITC Global, Interview with JR Barallon. CEO, Proactive Energy, Interview with David Sikorski, Sales Director for Energy Markets, SES

At VSAT 2014 in London, UK, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Gelerman, CEO of Advantech Wireless on their new products for the VSAT market. .

At the Oilcomm 2014 show in Houston, Texas, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Sikorski, Sales Director for Energy sector, North America of satellite operator SES.