Globecomm Systems today announced the retirement of founder and Chief Executive Officer David Hershberg. Keith A. Hall, President and Chief Operating Officer and 17 year veteran of the company has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Hershberg will serve as a consultant to the Board of Directors of the Company for special projects.

BAE Systems announced today that Tom Arseneault has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc. In this role, Arseneault will serve as deputy to President and CEO Jerry DeMuro and will continue to be a member of the Group Executive Committee.

The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced today it will honor two government leaders with its annual Stellar Award for Government Service.  Maj. Gen. Martin Whelan, Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, and Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs, U.S.

Ross Video announced the appointment of Ron Benincasa as Key Accounts Manager, Central and Southern USA. Ron joins Ross after 23 years at Chyron Hego where he held various positions ranging from Senior Sales Engineer to Director of Sales, North America.

The World Teleport Association today announced that Avi Cohen, CEO of RRsat, has been named as its 2014 Teleport Executive of the Year. Mr. Cohen will be honored during WTA’s Teleport Awards for Excellence luncheon on March 11 during SATELLITE 2014. The Teleport Executive of the Year award is presented to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.

International Datacasting Corporation announced today that Del Lippert has resigned as a director of IDC and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors for medical reasons, effective immediately. In addition, Georges Ata has resigned as a director of IDC in order to focus on his role as CEO of Intelcan, also effective immediately. 

IDC’s Board of Directors now consists of four directors, of which Graham McBride, Peter Strom and Chris Van Staveren are independent directors, and Doug Lowther, IDC’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is a non-independent director.

Start-up satellite operator Kacific Broadband Satellite announced the appoinments of Jacques-Samuel Prolon as General Manager and Eley Querner as Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

Ross Video announced that Yevgen Khovanskyi has joined the company as Sales Director for the Russian Federation. Yevgen joins Ross Video from Riedel Communications where he worked firstly as International Sales Manager for Russia, the CIS and Baltic states before helping to establish the company’s Moscow office and taking the role of Sales Director for Russia.

Harris Corporation has named Tracey Haslam president of its Harris CapRock Communications business. She reports to Jim Morris, group president, Harris Integrated Network Solutions. The business will now be headquartered in Houston.

Lockheed Martin has appointed Lt. Gen. (Ret) Michael A. Hamel as President of Commercial Ventures, a major line of business within Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC). Hamel reports to Rick F. Ambrose, Executive Vice President of LMSSC.