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Paris, September 9, 2013 —Andrew Jordan, previously CEO of Eutelsat Asia, has joined Eutelsat Communications’ Executive Committee.Based in Paris, Jordan will supervise the Group's growth strategy in Asia and drive strategic projects. Ken Loke, previously Chief Commercial Officer of Eutelsat Asia, has assumed the post of Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat Asia, based in Singapore.

Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2013--NewSat Limited announced the appointment of Don Brown as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning.  Brown was formerly Vice-President for Business Development for Intelsat General.

Kuala Lumpur, 16 August 2013 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the promotion of Vishal Mathur from Director (South Asia) to Senior Director, Sales and Marketing.  In his new role, Vishal will be responsible to build the MEASAT’s customer base with a focus in the broadcasting and DTH customer segments.  

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.

Levallois-Perret, France, August 6, 2013 —,Dalet Media Systems, a provider of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions, software and services for content providers, today announced the appointment of Jae Sun Ryu as Country Manager, Dalet-Korea and Vitalis Noble Martin as Country Manager, Dalet-India & Sri Lanka.

Beit Shemesh, Israel, August 1, 2013--Foxcom announced that it has expanded its sales presence in the USA with the recent appointment of two regional sales managers. Randy Witten will serve as Director of Government Sales. Randy brings more than 20 years’ experience supporting commercial, civilian, DoD and the Intelligence Community.

View video interviews with key executives from the CommunicAsia 2013 exhibition in Singapore.  Featuring interviews with: David Gelerman, CEO, Advantech Wireless; Leslie Klein, CEO, C-COM Systems; Eyal Copitt, SVP-Marketing and Sales, Amos Spacecom; Sanford Jewett, VP-Marketing, Thuraya; Drew Brandy, VP-Industry, and Stefano Poli, Director of Commerical Development of the Global Express Program, Inmarsat; and Kai Koppenburg, Director of Sales and Marketing, Work Microwave.   To view the videos click here.

Denver,Colo., July 9, 2013--Harris Broadcast has appointed Charles Vogt as CEO. The 25-year information technology and communications leader joins Harris Broadcast following nine years as President and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel’s VoIP Business.

View video interviews with key executives from the Satcom Africa 2013 exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa.   Featuring interviews with: Felix Damiba, Managing Director, Africa  Asia Broadcast Satellite; Nabil al Shanti  COO, ARABSAT; Omar Trujillo,VP-Africa and Latin America,O3b Networks; Jerome van der Putt, CCO and Fulvio Sansone, CTO, SatADSL and  Pradeep  Unni, EVP–Marketing and Sales, MEA,Thaicom.  To view the videos click here.

At the NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewd key industry executives including: Brian Morris, SVP-Media and Entertainment, Globecomm Systems; Roger Franklin, President, Crystal Solutions; Arnaud Perrier, VP-Solutions Marketing, Envivio; Lisa Coelho, CEO, GlobeCast Americas; and  Thomas Wrede VP– Reception Systems, SES.  To view the videos, click here.