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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,  July 10, 2024 - The Board of Directors of satellite operator Arabsat, has announced the appointment of Bader R. Bahaian as the Vice President of Marketing and Customer Services.

Denver, Colo., July 10, 2024 - Imagine Communications has appointed international media industry executive Don Durand to the position of senior vice president of global sales for its ad tech business. In his new role, Durand will lead the worldwide sales strategy and customer engagement initiatives for Imagine’s market-leading ad tech portfolio.

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Asheville, N.C., July 10, 2024 – AvL Technologies owner and founder Jim Oliver announces the retirement of GuyClerici, AvL’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the appointment of Shannon Smith to Chairman of the Board. Mr. Oliver semi-retired in 2022 and appointed Guy Clerici as CEO. Mr. Clerici served as interim CEO during this transitional period and while a new Chairman of the Board was selected.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., July 8, 2024 – NEO SPACE GROUP (NSG)  has announced the appointment of international telecoms industry veteran Martijn Blanken as its new group Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Washington, D.C., June 17, 2024 — Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (WBK)  announced that C. Sean Spivey is joining the firm as a Partner in the Washington, DC, office. Sean comes to WBK after serving in several senior roles in government at both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Washington, June 10, 2024--Crest Hill Advisors LLC announced that Ken Turner, a trained engineer and technology policy expert who spent more than 35 years working on spectrum matters in the Department of Defense, has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. 

Vilnius, Lithuania, June 10, 2024 – Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics has appointed Atle Wøllo as its new CEO. Wøllo is replacing Žilvinas Kvedaravičius, who became interim CEO last year, following the departure of co-founder and former CEO Vytenis J. Buzas in 2023.

Petah Tikva, Israel, May 20, 2024 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a provider of satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that Nicole Robinson has been appointed as President of DataPath.

Dubai, UAE,  May 20, 2024--To shed light on the growing market for satellite connectivity solutions in the energy market, Satellite Markets and Research caught up with with Hamad Al-Mannai Vice President-Commercial of Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat. Excerpts of the interview follows:

Paris, France, May 1, 2024 – Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) announced today that Kevin Steen has been appointed by the Eutelsat America Corp. (EAC) Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO of EAC. He will also continue his existing role as President and CEO of OneWeb Technologies (OWT). EAC and OWT completed their combination earlier this year and will go to market as a single EAC entity.