At the Satellite 2014 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Joe Spytek, President of ITC Global, a satellite service provider for key vertical markets such as the Oil and Gas and Mining industries, among others.

At the Cabsat 2014 in Dubai, UAE, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Onlime Group CEO Paul Ziegler on the launch of their new company from the integration of CET Teleport with Limeline Group.

Here are the highlights of Satellite 2014 Interviews.

Inmarsat today announced that General C. Robert Kehler, United States Air Force (Retired) will join the Board on May 6, 2014 as an additional non-executive director. General Kehler retired from the Air Force in January 2014 with over 38 years of service. 

Discovery Communications today announced that Founder John Hendricks will retire as Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors and as a Director of the Board. He will remain in his current position through the annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2014. 

View video interviews of key executives at SATELLITE 2014 including: Intelsat General President Kay Sears;  ITC Global President Joe Spytek; and 

View video interviews of key executives at CABSAT 2014 including: Paul Ziegler, CEO, Onlime Group;Steven Soenens, VP-Product Manageme

EchoStar Corporation today announced that former NASA Flight Director Jerry Jason  has joined EchoStar Satellite Services, L.L.C. (ESS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., as vice president, spacecraft operations and engineering.

The Society of Satellite Professionals International today announced the appointment of Dianne VanBeber, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications for Intelsat, as Chair of the Board, and of Chris Stott, Chairman & CEO of Mansat, as President.

Launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. has promoted Curt Blake as its new President. Blake, who previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, has led efforts to expand Spaceflight’s global network of launch service providers while building relationships with key commercial-, civilian- and defense-related customers.