International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) (TSX:IDC), a broadcast technology provider, announced the appointment of Daniel Thunberg as Vice-President, International Sales. Thunberg will be responsible for growing IDC's business in the EMEA and APAC regions, and will report to Doug Lowther, IDC President & CEO.

Research and consulting firm NSR today announced the appointment of Ali Younis to the position of Analyst, Satellite Communications. Based in Washington, D.C., Younis will expand NSR's leading FSS/HTS coverage across all satellite applications and markets.

Leticia Diaz Del Rio joins mobile service provider Thuraya Telecommunications as Market Development Manager, Maritime, based in Dubai, while Phoebe Wang joins the company as Sales Manager, Maritime, based in Singapore.

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Signalhorn has strengthened its Executive Team with the appointments of Andy Frost as Chief Commercial Officer and Tom Wright as Vice President of Sales for North America.

ITC Global, a leading provider of satellite communications to the global energy, mining and maritime markets, announced today that it has appointed David Kagan, a long-time satellite industry veteran, to the position of President. The addition of Mr. Kagan to the already strong ITC Global management team in Europe, Australia, Africa and the U.S. is part of the company's strategic initiatives to drive growth, global integration, operational best practices and industry leading customer service.

A+E Networks has appointed Prem Kamath as Deputy Managing Director, Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, Mr. Kamath will provide leadership and strategic direction to the commercial, financial and operational functions of A+E Networks Asia, A+E Networks’ wholly-owned Southeast Asia business.

GatesAir, a provider next generation over-the-air broadcast solutions for radio and television, today announced the appointment of Phil Argyris as CEO, effective August 20. Argyris will leverage his thirty years of management and leadership experience as well as his valuable tenure leading the former transmission division of Harris Broadcast to drive innovation and excellence in wireless over-the-air solutions.

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd., a provider of digital content management and global content distribution services to the broadcasting industry, announced today the expansion of its U.S. sales team with industry veterans, Rick Phelps and Dante Neyra, to strengthen its presence and capabilities within the North and Latin American markets.

Eutelsat Communications has appointed Leonard Wapler as Chief Financial Officer of Eutelsat Americas, based in Mexico City. Wapler joined Eutelsat in May 2011 and has been Head of Investor Relations since 2013. Joanna Darlington will become Eutelsat’s Head of Investor Relations on 1 September, reporting to the CFO, Antoine Castarède.