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Swindon, UK, March 27, 2024 - UKspace has appointed Colin Baldwin as Executive Director to lead the organization, following the decision by its Director, Lizzie Kerr, to step down from her role with the official trade association of the UK space industry. Lizzie will be retiring on 30 June 2024 after more than five and a half years in her post. Colin Baldwin’s appointment as Executive Director of UKspace will consequently take effect from 1 July 2024.

Chandler, Ariz., March 21, 2024 – Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) today announced the appointment of telecommunications and public safety industry leader Jeff Robertson as the company’s new President of its Terrestrial and Wireless Networks business segment.

Washington, D.C. , March 21, 2024--At the Satellite 2024 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Don Claussen, CEO-ST Engineering iDirect, who gave an overview of the Intuition product they launched at the show and his views on where the company is heading going forward.

Asheville NC., March 19, 2024 – AvL Technologies announced the appointments of  Cammie Driggs  as Chief Financial Officer, Ryan Cox and Jesse Kirby as Senior Directors, and Heather Wright as Director.

Ledbury, Herefordshire, UK,  March 19, 2024  – The Satcoms Innovation Group has announced the winners of the 2024 SIG Awards. The awards celebrate the best of innovation within satcom, highlighting ground-breaking solutions and innovative collaborations. This year’s winners are:

Troy, MI, March 19,2024--Virtus Solis CEO/Founder John Bucknell and CTO/Founder Dr. Ed Tate announce the appointment of the following distinguished new members to our Industry Advisory Board:

Mclean, Va., March 18, 2024 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced that John McNiff has joined Iridium as Vice President and General Manager overseeing Iridium’s Space Development Agency (SDA) support, effective February 5, 2023.

Los Angeles, Calif., March 15, 2024--Krasimir Terziev and Bobby Kirchev, both experienced telecomunications and satellite professionals,  are on the executive team of Orbital Connect. Krasimir is Director of Business Development while Bobby is Director of Sales. In a relatively short time built the company into one of the leading channel partners and authorized distributor of global leading hardware manufacturers. Orbital Connect’s product list includes over 3,000 satellite products and RF components, solutions, and terminals, such as Earth station antennas, fixed and maritime VSAT or receive-only antennas, terminals on the move and on the pause,  high power amplifiers, modulators, de-modulators, redundant systems, modems, RF products and matrices, RF over fiber solutions, LNBs, BUCs, BDCs, LNAs, among others. Excerpts of the interview with Krasimir and Bobby follows:

London, UK, March 14, 2024–Avanti Communications announced the appointment of Chris van Rooyen as its new Sales Director. The industry veteran will support the company’s growing footprint in South Africa by combining his in-depth market understanding with Avanti’s vision for South African telco convergence according to the company.

Melville,  N.Y., March 13, 2024–Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John Ratigan, Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO), as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.  Ratigan succeeds Ken Peterman, who has been terminated as President and CEO and will cease to serve on the Board.  Peterman’s termination was for conduct unrelated to Comtech’s business strategy, financial results or previously filed financial statements according to the company.