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Paris, France, May 1, 2025--Arianespace announced the appointment of Olivier Ricouart as Chief Technical Officer, starting May 1, 2025. He also joins the company’s Executive Committee.

Denver, Colo., April 29, 2025 -- Astroscale U.S. Inc.,has named retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Wesley ‘Wes’ Norris as its new Vice President of Business Development for National Security — to meet the increasing demand for space mobility, logistics, and servicing capabilities across U.S. defense and intelligence agencies. 

Houston, Tex, April 25, 2025 – Axiom Space, announced today the appointment of Tejpaul Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer. Bhatia takes over after serving as Chief Revenue Officer for the company over the past four years and replaces previous CEO, Executive Chairman, and Co-founder Dr. Kam Ghaffarian. Ghaffarian will continue as Executive Chairman of Axiom Space.

Arlington, Va., April 22, 2025--Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), today announced the appointment of Ronald Thompson Jr., Colonel (retired), USAF, as Vice President of Telesat Government Solutions Growth. In this strategic role, Thompson will function as the chief growth officer, leading the business growth strategies and business development team for the company, with a mission of expanding the government user community for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network.

Houston, Tex.,  April 16, 2025 – Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies Inc (EACOWT), which operate as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, today announced the appointment of Joe Uglialoro as chief operating officer (COO) and general counsel (GC), and Chris Hetmanski as chief technology officer (CTO), effective immediately.

Calgary, Canada, March 31, 2025 – Network Innovations  has announced changes to its senior leadership team, each effective today, March 31, 2025.

Pfaffikon, Switzerland, March 24, 2025 – iKOMG today announces a significant leadership transition. After nearly seven years of dedicated service, David Treadway is stepping down as Chairman. In his place, the company announced the appointment of Francesco Cataldo, a distinguished industry expert, as its new Chairman, effective April 1st, 2025.

Dubai, March 24, 2025 – Satellite operator ABS (Agility Beyond Space) announced the appointment of Matthieu Boutrolle as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With an extensive background in satellite design, procurement, and operations, Matthieu brings 20 years of expertise in leading large-scale space programs from concept to execution. 

Washington, D.C.,  March 13, 2025--At the Satellite 2025 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Natalia Vicente, VP-Public Affair of satellite industry association GSOA.  Click her to view the video.

Washington, D.C.,  March 13, 2025--At the Satellite 2025 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Myers, Chief Strategy Officer of Applied Aerospace.  Click her to view the video.