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Izmir, Turkey. January 18, 2023 - Today Zero Density, a provider of in real-time virtual production and broadcast graphics products, has appointed Ofir Benovici as new Chief Executive Officer. Benovici will oversee the company’s commercial and product strategy, operations, and ongoing geographical expansion. He’ll also manage the company portfolio as Zero Density targets new verticals and markets.

Evry, France, January 16, 2023 - Arianespace has appointed Steven Rutgers to serve as its next Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He reports to Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, and joins the company’s Executive Committee.

Tokyo, Japan, January 16, 2023 – Astroscale Japan Inc. , a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., a satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability provider, announced the hiring  Eddie Kato as President and Managing Director, effective February 1, 2023. 

Herndon, Va., January 9, 2023 - ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has named Don Claussen as its new CEO, effective January 2, 2023. Claussen will lead the company in expanding its global leadership and technology vision against a backdrop of rapid satcom industry transformation. Based in the U.S., Claussen brings with him over 15 years of industry experience, and has transformed solutions development and delivery for global satcom companies.

by Roxana Dunette

Geneva, Switzerland, January 5, 2023,--At the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) held in Bucharest, Romania in September 2022, Doreen Bogdan-Martin was elected as the first woman to be the Secretary-General of the ITU (to view the full conference report on the PP-22: http://www.satellitemarkets.com/events/highlights-itu-plenipotentiary-conference-2022).  The ITU is one of the oldest multilateral international organizations founded in 1865 and based in Geneva, Switzerland.   

Washington, D.C. January 3, 2023 - Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (WBK) announced Davina Sashkin has joined the firm as a Partner. Davina joins the firm with extensive experience in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory compliance, strategic policy advocacy, and FCC-regulated transactions, and is widely recognized as an industry leader in broadcast media law.

San Francisco, Calif., January 1, 2023 - Doug Abts, formerly a senior executive at Viasat, has been hired by Astranis as its new Chief Commercial Officer.

Abuja, Nigeria, December 26,2022 - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Eng. Tukur Funtua as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, following the retirement of Dr Abimbola Alale.

Tel Aviv, Israel, December 21, 2022 – Astroscale Israel, a subsidiary of Astroscale U.S., an entity within Astroscale Holdings Inc., announce new executive leadership changes.  Arie Halsband will retire and transition to Senior Advisor; Ofir Azriel named Managing Director.

İzmir, Turkey, December 19, 2022--Zero Density has appointed Yacoub Al Husseini as the new Regional Sales Manager for Middle East and Africa. Al Husseini began his career at national broadcaster ART, where he worked as an engineer. He then progressed to numerous broadcast companies including OSN and Barco before moving into sales at a vendor company where he worked for eight years.