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Comtech Appoints Dr. Stanton D. Sloane as President and CEO

Melville, NY, December 23, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its Board of Directors has named Dr. Stanton D. Sloane as Chief Executive Officer and President of Comtech. Dr. Sloane will assume these positions no later than February 1, 2015 and will succeed Fred Kornberg as CEO and President, who will continue to serve the company during the next year as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Hosted Payload Alliance Elect 2015 Board Officers

Deerfield, IL,  December 18, 2014–The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA)  Board of Directors has elected its Officers for 2015 consisting of Chairperson Nicole Robinson, Corporate Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs for SES Government Solutions; Vice-Chair Rory Welch, Director of Business Development, Intelsat General; Treasurer Al Tadros, Vice President of Government Business, SSL, Treasurer; and Secretary Robert B. Clark, Hosted Payload Manager, Harris Corporation.

Riedel Appoints Robert Pennington as U.S. Sales Manager, Broadcast, for East Coast

Wuppertal, Germany, Dec. 16, 2014—Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has named Robert Pennington to serve as its U.S. sales manager, broadcast, for the East Coast. In this new role, Pennington will assist customers in selecting and implementing Riedel's broad product portfolio of networked communications and signal transport solutions.

GVF Appoints New Members of their Board of Directors

London, UK, December 16, 2014--The GVF has appointed five members to its  Board of Directors. Joining the Board are Yasir Hassan of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) and Michael DeMarco of Intelsat; re-elected to the Board are Arunas Slekys of Hughes Network Systems, Jonas Eneberg of Inmarsat, and Nancy Eskenazi of SES.  The five elected Directors join two seated Board Members: Simon Gray of Eutelsat and Timothy Shroyer of General Dynamics’ SATCOM Technologies.

Intelsat Promotes Stephen Spengler to Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Washington, D.C. December 11, 2014--Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) announced today that current Intelsat President and Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Spengler has been promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Executive Spotlight Interview with Globecomm CEO Keith Hall

Hauppauge, NY, December 10, 2014--It has been a year since the private equity firm Wasserstein & Co. acquired Hauppauge , NY-based provider of managed network communication solutions Globecoom.  We spoke to Globecom's CEO to give us an update on their company and where its going after the acquisition.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

 

Tom Stroup Appointed President of the SIA

Washington, D.C., December 9, 2014–The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced that SIA’s Board of Directors has appointed Tom Stroup to the position of President, effective December 15th. Stroup’s appointment follows an extensive search to replace the former President, Patricia Cooper, who departed SIA earlier this year for private industry.

 

Tedial Appoints New Head of Global Operations and Support

Malaga, Spain December 8, 2014–Tedial, an independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has appointed Terry Spittle as its new Director of Global Operations and Support. Spittle will have oversight of Tedial’s Implementation Engineering, Installation and Service and Support teams. He will be responsible for defining and developing enhanced internal process infrastructure, enabling the company to support its growing worldwide customer base and partner network. Spittle will also provide a senior level liaison point for clients and project partners.

Ross Video Appoints Shawn Snider Marketing Product Manager of Inception News and Streamline Media Asset Management

Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, December 1, 2014 - Ross Video announced the appointment of Shawn Snider to Marketing Product Manager for their Inception Newsroom Computer System, Streamline Media Asset Management, and EZ Prompt Teleprompter solutions.