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Singapore, December 4, 2019 — Globecast Asia appoints of Tan See Chai as Head of Sales – Distribution. Beginning at the start of January 2020 and based in Singapore, See Chai will report to Shakunt Malhotra, Globecast Asia MD. See Chai will be responsible for sales of Globecast’s permanent distribution services to broadcasters, cable operators, news agencies, corporations as well as other relevant organisations across Asia and Asia-Pacific. 

Petah Tikva, Israel, December 2, 2019 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that Slava Frayter has joined the company as its Regional Vice President, North America.

November 19, 2019, Santa Clarita, Calif.– LYNX Technik Inc., the Americas operation of LYNX Technik AG, a global manufacturer of award-winning signal processing solutions for broadcast and ProAV announces that Abner Figuereo has joined the team as Vice President of Business Development. Abner will be responsible for driving revenue, expanding the customer base and strategic partnerships within the Americas region, working closely with customers as well as the dealer network.

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Herndon, Va., November 18, 2019–ST Engineering iDirect has named Thomas Van den Driessche and Frederik Simoens to pivotal executive leadership roles following ST Engineering’s successful acquisition of Newtec Group NV. Thomas Van den Driessche has been appointed the President of the Executive Strategic Board and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Frederik Simoens has been appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer.

Centennial, Colo., Nov. 15, 2019--SEAKR^® Engineering, Inc.has appointed Kent Lietzau to lead business bevelopment for the expanding space electronics company. Lietzau will oversee growth in SEAKR's commercial, civil and government business arenas.

Ballasalla, Isle of Man, November 5, 2019 – Pascal Wauthier, Space Operations Senior Vice President at SES, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA) an international non-profit association of satellite operators. Wauthier succeeds Inmarsat’s Mark Dickinson, who will remain a director of the SDA.

Toulouse, France, November 4, 2019--Denis Allard has been named General Manager of the Thales Alenia Space plant in Toulouse. He replaces Albert Cerro, who has retired.

Ottawa, Canada, November 1, 2019 – Ross Video announced that Mary Jean McFall has recently joined the company in the new role of General Counsel. McFall will be based at the company’s Ottawa campus, with responsibility for all corporate and commercial legal activities including coordination with external legal counsel globally.

Paris, France, Oct. 30, 2019 — Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced today the appointment of Guillaume Forbin as Chief Security Officer (CSO). Forbin will ensure that VO's content protection solutions — including CAS, DRM, and secure video player — and associated services address current and future TV piracy threats.

Broomfield, Colo., October 29,  2019-Ball Aerospace announced today that Dr. Dave Kaufman has been named chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2020. Kaufman joined Ball Aerospace in 2000 as Senior Program and Capture Manager, National Security Space. Since 2013, he has served as vice president and general manager of the National Defense Strategic Business Unit, where he has made a significant impact.