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New York City, March 28, 2019 – Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced today that, on May 7, it will induct three new members into the prestigious Space & Satellite Hall of Fame. The 2019 honorees are Greg Wyler, Founder and Executive Chairman of OneWeb; Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium; and Henry Goldberg, Partner at Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright.

Paris, France, March 14, 2019 — Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today the appointment of Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective March 15.

Chantilly, VA,  March 10, 2019 — Space systems technology solutions company LinQuest Corporation has announced Timothy Dills as its new Chief Executive Officer and President.

London, U.K., March 5, 2019 — The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has announced the appointment of Irina Petrov to serve as its Vice President for Marketing and Membership with effect on March 5, 2019. 

Espoo, Finland, March 5, 2019 — ICEYE has announced the appointment of Leola Moss, a seasoned satellite imaging and aerospace professional, as vice president, product delivery and operations, and of Steve Young, a seasoned space and aerospace professional, as vice president, business development and sales.

At the PTC 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Satellite Markets and Research interviewed key excutives including Ronald van der Breggen, Chief Commercial Officer of Leosat; Gregg Daffner, President of the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC); Brandon Seir, VP-Sales and Marketing, Kacific and New Space entrepreneur Gary Hatch. To view the videos, click on the aformentioned executive's name. 

Traverse City, MI, Feb. 20, 2019 — Atlas Space Operations has announced Norman Lee as the Vice President of Marketing. Lee brings to ATLAS a 30-year track-record of success including a decade of executive level leadership experience at Hagerty in the areas of marketing, sales, business development, client engagement, and operations.

Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 13, 2019 — 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.

Germantown, MD, Feb. 8, 2019 — Hughes Network Systems, a leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced that the  IEEE has honored Dr. Lin-Nan Lee, vice president of Advanced Development at Hughes and Life Fellow at IEEE, with its “Distinguished Contributions to Satellite Communications” award. The IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization for the advancement of technology, presents this prestigious award to commend one industry leader for outstanding contributions to the advancement of science, technology and applications in communications.

Morgan Hill, CA, Feb. 7, 2019 —  To jump-start the 2019 year, Terrasat has recently surpassed shipping out 20K IBUCs worldwide, and it continues to charge forward by expanding its sales team. Terrasat welcomes Paul Gorton to the team as Director of Sales, EMEA, who will be combining forces with Ron Merritt, Regional VP of EMEA.