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Paris, France,  July 1, 2019 — Mathias Hautefort has been appointed to-day chief executive officer of Netgem, replacing Joseph Haddad, who remains chairman. This new organisation reflects the strategic priority on services related to Very High Speed Broadband Fiber.

Paris, France, June 28, 2019 — Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced several changes to its Executive Committee, as part of a generational renewal of its management body. These changes will be effective as of 1 July this year.

Tucson, Ariz., June 14, 2019 — Vector, the space access company, today announced Stephanie Koster will join the team as chief financial officer (CFO). Koster brings more than 20 years of extensive experience in domestic and international strategy, finance, and operations across several Fortune 50 and high growth aerospace companies. As CFO, Koster will lead finance and business operations to enable Vector's dynamic growth.

Phoenix, Airz., June 6, 2019 – The Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), a provider of media content protection and value-added service technology, announced today the appointment of Nancy Goldberg as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), in charge of the sales and marketing of the Kudelski Group’s Digital TV division. She is joining the Group as Executive Vice President and member of the Group’s Executive Board, succeeding Pierre Roy, who will retire after 25 years within the company. 

Tysons Corner, Va., June 5, 2019--Intelsat, S.A. (NYSE: I) today announced the appointment of David M. Tolley as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 3, 2019. Tolley will report to Intelsat’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Spengler, and oversee Intelsat’s global finance organization.  He will serve on Intelsat’s Management Committee and be based in the company’s U.S. administrative headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

Boulder, CO, June 3, 2019 — Small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has appointed Sam Francis as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), further strengthening its executive leadership team as the rapidly growing aerospace company continues to expand.

At Satellite 2019 in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewed key executives including  Mark Rigolle, CEO-Leosat, Alvaro Sanchez, CEO-Integrasys, Jack Waters, CEO-Xiplink' Demo of Amphinicy's Blink Software Solution, William B. Walton Receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from WTA. To view the videos, click on the aformentioned executive's name. 

Paris, France, May 28, 2019 — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announced that Jack Braybrook has joined the content and distribution team as Account Manager, Distribution, and James Whittaker has joined the contribution team as Business Development Manager OU Sports and Events. Both are based in the UK with their roles effectively immediately.

Boston, Massachusetts, May 22, 2019 — Accion Systems today announced that Tom Phelps has joined the company as Vice President of Product. Phelps will lead the product strategy for Accion’s in-space propulsion system, as well as future technologies and products.

Middletown, RI, May 22, 2019 — KVH Industries has announced that Ken Loke has been named Vice President – Asia Pacific, to direct all initiatives for KVH in this important region.