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Carlsbad, Calif., November 5, 2020–Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) today announced that Viasat’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Dankberg has become Executive Chairman of the company, a new position. He is continuing in his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viasat, Inc. The company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Rick Baldridge, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.

Petah Tikva, Israel, November 3, 2020 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a provider of satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that it has hired BG (Res.) Eyal Zelinger as its Global Defense Vice President and General Manager. The retired Brigadier General from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will head Gilat’s Defense business to maximize opportunities worldwide. Appointment effective December 1st, 2020.

San Francisco, Calif., November 2, 2020--ICEYE today announced that Jerry Welsh, who joined ICEYE in 2017 as COO/CFO, will take on the CEO role for ICEYE US. Welsh, an operations and technology expert who specializes in scale-up strategy recently oversaw the completion of ICEYE’s US$ 87 million Series C financing. He will lead a team focused on deploying capital to scale operations and serve the needs of US customers.

Asheville, NC, November 2, 2020--Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Krystal Dredge, Marketing Director of satellite antenna manufacturer AvL Technologies. She spoke on her views on how she is continuously building AvL's brand in the industry, how the company has been coping with the global pandemic and the new opportunities in the post-pandemic world. 

Wuppertal, Germany, Oct. 14, 2020—Riedel Communications  announced the promotion of Peter Glättli to Director of Research and Development. Reporting to founder and CEO Thomas Riedel, Glättli will assume responsibility for Riedel's five main development hubs, aiming to advance the company's IP-enabled hardware and software solutions.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Carl Novello, Chief Technology Officer of NXTCOMM. Carl talks about the innovations in the communications on the move segment such as the development of flat panel antennas of which he has been involved with several companies including his his current capacity as CTO of NXTCOMM. He also talks about the key trends in the satellite mobility market. 

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Alexander Mueller-Gastell, CEO-ND SatCom on how their company has been coping with the pandemic and how he sees ND SatCom and the satellite industry moving forward.

Madrid, Spain, October 9, 2020--The Board of Directors of HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite communications operator, approved the appointment of Jordi Hereu as the company’s new president yesterday. The appointment took place after an extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting in which the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), which holds 7.41% of HISPASAT’s shares, proposed Hereu to preside over the company relieving Rosario Martínez Manzanedo.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Vagan Shakhgildian, CEO--UHP Networks on how his company has been coping with the global pandemic and how it se it and the industry moving forward, among other topics.

New York City, October 6, 2020–The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today presented the 2020 Promise Awards to Taylor Kerl of Maxar Technologies, Brittany Zajic of Planet and Brittany Zimmerman of Paragon Space Development. The Promise Awards honor the three top-ranked members of the annual “20 Under 35” list of space & satellite employees and entrepreneurs age 35 and under who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the early stages of their career.