At the Latin American Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Summit (LATSAT) 2015 in Mexico City organized by Euroconsult, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Omar Trujillo, VP-Sales, Latin America and Africa of O3B Networks.

At the Latin American Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Summit  (LATSAT) 2015 in Mexico City organized by Euroconsult, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Dolores Martos, MD-Americas and Erwin Mercado, VP-Sales-Latin America of ABS on their plans in the Latin American market.

At the Latin American Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Summit  (LATSAT) 2015 in Mexico City organized by Euroconsult, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Julio Villafañe, VP-Commercial, Latin America-North of satellite operator SES.

At the Latin American Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Summit  (LATSAT) 2015 in Mexico City organized by Euroconsult, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Ignacio Sanchis, Chief Commercial Officer-HISPASAT on their presence in the Latin American market and his views on regional trends.

Keith Stewart has been promoted to the new position of Vice President – Global Operations of RigNet TSI, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.  Stewart is responsible for managing RigNet’s technical resources assigned to Telecommunications Systems Integration (TSI) projects, and for leading RigNet’s related Technical Services and MetOcean businesses.

David Charron has resigned as independent director of  International Datacasting Corporation (IDC), effective immediately. As a result, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of IDC has commenced its search for a new director.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced a new organizational structure for its sales and marketing team.  Under the new organisational structure, both sales and business development teams will be headed by Philip Balaam. Under his expanded role as Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Phil will assume new responsibilities in driving sales activities in all Asian markets while continuing to oversee the company’s business development initiatives.  

Encompass Digital Media announced the appointment of Jonathan Goldstein as its Senior Vice President, North America Sales and Client Services. In this role, Goldstein will lead Encompass’ sales efforts in North America while simultaneously focusing on the expansion of strategic relationships with current and future clients.  

Tripleplay, a supplier of digital signage, IPTV and video streaming software solutions, has announced the appointment of a new, highly experienced Managing Director for its Asia Pacific territory, Paul Christy.

SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced today that Patrick Biewer has been appointed by the LuxGovSat S.A. Board of Directors as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2015. Jointly held by SES and the Luxembourg Government, the company’s objectives are the acquisition, the launch and the operation of a satellite for the provision of governmental and military communication services.