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Reston, Va., August 23, 2013 — International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Kirk Pysher as vice president of mission assurance and product development.ILS said Physer will be in charge of bolstering ILS’ focus on performance with responsibility for the overall quality review and monitoring of the Proton Quality Management System (QMS), oversight of Proton production processes and procedures.

Middletown, R.I., August 23, 2013--KVH Industries, Inc., announced that  Mark Guthrie has joined the company as Vice President, Global Mobile Broadband Sales to manage the continuing development of the mini-VSAT Broadband network and related products and services.

Herndon, VA, August 22, 2013 – Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunication solutions to the U.S. public sector, announced the appointment of Susan Miller as president and chief executive officer. In this role, Miller will be responsible for the overall business strategy and direction for Inmarsat Government, a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, responsible for all direct U.S. government business.

Los Angeles, Calif., August 15, 2013--Robert N. Wold, who left a successful career as an advertising executive to become a pioneer in the use of satellite technology for broadcasting, died Saturday, August 10^th, 2013 in Irvine, Ca.  He was 87.

London, UK, August 14, 2013-- Vislink announced a significant strengthening of its sales management staff with the hiring of John Dulany as Business Development Manager for the Broadcast Division and Richard Harvey as Product Line Manager for Satellite & Video Compression Solutions.

Mclean, Va., Aug. 9, 2013--Iridium Communications Inc. announced the promotion of two Company executives, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick and S. Scott Smith, expanding their roles to further round out its leadership team and support the development of Iridium NEXT, Iridium's second-generation satellite constellation.

Washington, D.C., July 29, 2013--ETL Systems, a satellite communications specialist which designs and manufactures equipment for the broadcast, telecoms, satellite communication and government sectors, has appointed Bill Pryle as its new International Sales Manager.

St. Petersburg, Fla., July 23, 2013--ITC Global, a provider of satellite communication solutions to the mining, energy and maritime sectors, announced the appointment of David Myers to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Myers brings twenty years of experience driving strategy, sales, brand management, and product development for rapidly growing companies in the satellite communications, information technology and industrial controls industries.

Redondo Beach, Calif., July 19, 2013-- Northrop Grumman announced the appointment of  Carol Erikson as Vice -President of engineering for its Space Systems business.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York, NY, July 10, 2013-- SSPI's Director of Development Lou Zacharilla spoke with Globecomm’s CEO David Hershberg and former Navy SEALS Team Six commander and founder, Richard Marcinko on the vital security issues that impact the world we live in and the role satellite play in cyber security.