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New York City, March 10, 2014 - The Society of Satellite Professionals International today announced the appointment of Dianne VanBeber, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications for Intelsat, as Chair of the Board, and of Chris Stott, Chairman & CEO of Mansat, as President.

Seattle, Wash., March 6, 2014--Launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. has promoted Curt Blake as its new President. Blake, who previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, has led efforts to expand Spaceflight’s global network of launch service providers while building relationships with key commercial-, civilian- and defense-related customers.

Luxembourg, March 4, 2014 – Veteran aerospace and defense executive John Belcher has been named to the Board of Directors of Signalhorn, a global provider of premium network and communications services using terrestrial, satellite, and wireless technologies.

Bern, Switzerland, February 24, 2014–Launch service provider Sea Launch AG today announced the resignation of its President, Kjell Karlsen effective February 28, 2014, to pursue other opportunities outside space industry.  After his departure, the company’s senior executive team will carry out Karlsen’s former duties and responsibilities, according to Sea Launch.

Bloomfield, CT,  February 18, 2014--Media Links Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Media Global Links, a broadcast and network transport over IP solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Tom Canavan as President of its US subsidiary. Canavan replaces John Dale  who has been promoted into a global Product Management leadership role.

Fareham, UK, February 13, 2014--SGL, a provider of content archive and storage management software for media and entertainment, has announced the appointment of Lee Sheppard as Director of Product Management.  Sheppard, who joined SGL at the beginning of February, will oversee the company’s global product strategy.

Melbourne, Fla., February 11, 2014--Harris Corporation today named Miguel “Mick” Lopez senior vice president and chief financial officer, reporting to Harris President and Chief Executive Officer William M. Brown.

Hauppauge, NY, February 7, 2014-Globecomm Systems today announced the retirement of founder and Chief Executive Officer David Hershberg. Keith A. Hall, President and Chief Operating Officer and 17 year veteran of the company has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Hershberg will serve as a consultant to the Board of Directors of the Company for special projects. 

Arlington, VA, February 6, 2014- BAE Systems announced today that Tom Arseneault has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc. In this role, Arseneault will serve as deputy to President and CEO Jerry DeMuro and will continue to be a member of the Group Executive Committee.

Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, February 5, 2014 – Ross Video announced the appointment of Ron Benincasa as Key Accounts Manager, Central and Southern USA. Ron joins Ross after 23 years at Chyron Hego where he held various positions ranging from Senior Sales Engineer to Director of Sales, North America.