Vanessa O’Connor has been appointed to the new role of Director of Member Relations and Communications at the EBU. She joins the EBU from Eutelsat where, as Corporate Communications Director, she took part in key phases of its development, including restructuring from a European intergovernmental organisation into a private company and the expansion of Eutelsat’s global activities across video, telecommunications and broadband markets.

Thaicom Public Company Limited (THCOM), announced that its board of directors has appointed Anant Kaewruamvongs as new Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Board, effective May 1. Mr. Anant takes over from Mr. Paiboon Panuwattanawong who resigns from his positions as Director, Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 May 2018.

Euroconsult today announced the hiring of Emeline Bardoux to the role of Principal Advisor at Euroconsult Canada, where she will contribute to the company's expanding presence and solidify industry relationships in the Aerospace & Defense areas. Emeline brings her extensive consulting experience and skills to Euroconsult during a time of intense activity in the sector, both in Canada and across the globe.

Windmill International, Inc. today announced the appointment of Carl D’Alessandro as their new president and chief executive officer.  He will succeed Richard Manganello, who is retiring from Windmill International, Inc. after 28 years of dedicated service as the Founder. 

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today named Carlos Raba, Managing Director, Santander Teleport as the 2018 Teleport Executive of the Year. Mr. Raba will accept the award at the 2018 Teleport Awards Luncheon, on March 13th during the SATELLITE 2018 conference in Washington, DC. 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.

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. board of directors has appointed a new chairman and new president effective April 1, 2019. Named new chairman is Shinji Takada whose previous title was president, and Eiichi Yonekura, formerly senior executive vice president, as new president.

Tedial, an independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has appointed Brian Hamblin as Director, Media Architecture, effective immediately. Hamblin, based in Los Angeles, will be responsible for defining solution guidelines to fulfill customer business requirements, and educating customers in the use of best-practices for broadcast and media operation/workflows. As an experienced post production executive, he will guide and align Tedial's solutions and roadmap according to new market trends and technology evolution.

DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com), supplier of RF signal transmission solutions for satellite, cable and broadcast applications, has appointed Manfred Mettendorff to the role of Managing Director. With more than 22 years of experience in the global communications and IT industry at Fujitsu Semiconductors and Socionext, Manfred Mettendorff brings unique qualifications to the role.

DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of remote communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, broadcast, government, and critical infrastructure markets, announced today the appointment of two new executives upon the heels of record growth in 2017. The company named Carter Johnson as its Chief Financial Officer and Brad Majeres as its inaugural Chief Operations Officer.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced today that Steve Warren has joined the company as vice president of Communications and chief communications officer.