People

To shed light on the strategy behind China's global satelllite marketing efforts, Satellite Markets and Research caught up with Mr. Fu Zhiheng, Executive VP of China-based satellite launch services provider Great Wall Industries.

San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 27, 2018 -- Akash Systems, focused on resolving the explosive growth of data consumption by enabling smarter and lighter satellite systems, has appointed Brian Holz as chief architect.

Hungtington, NY, Sept. 26, 2018 -- Comtech Telecommunications announced today that Michael Porcelain, the company’s senior vice president, chief financial officer, has been promoted to chief operating officer.

New York City, Sept. 14, 2018 ― The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it will present its 2018 Promise Awards to Jillian Gorsuch of SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, Theodore McDonald of SpaceX and Mike Safyan of Planet. The Promise Awards honor three space & satellite employees or entrepreneurs age 35 and under for outstanding achievement in the early stages of their career.

Nashua, New Hampshire, Sept. 10, 2018 — AQYR Technologies has announced the appointment of Virgil Russell as their new Director of Sales and Marketing.  He will succeed Rory Eddings who is taking over as AQYR’s Manager of Commercial Sales.

McLean, VA, Sept. 7, 2018 ― OneWeb, which is building the world’s highest throughput satellite system to enable affordable, high-speed, low latency broadband access for all has  announced the appointment of Adrian Steckel as Chief Executive Officer and Eric Béranger as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Moscow, Russia, September 7, 2018--To give us an overview of Russia-based satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) current position in the global marketplace, Satellite Markets and Research spoke  with Igor Kot, Deputy Director General, Business Development, GSS just before the IBC2018 show in Amsterdam.

Washington DC, Sept. 4, 2018 – ABS announced new appointments and changes of its executive management team to reflect its transition into the next phase of company growth and its ongoing commitment to customer service. These leadership changes include the following appointments and promotions:

Malaga, Spain, September 3, 2018 — Tedial, the independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has named Antonio Robles as Operations Director, effective immediately. He will lead the company’s project design and implementation teams as well as the support team. He brings with him almost 20 years of experience in the audiovisual industry.

Paris, France, Sept. 3, 2018 —  Philippe Oliva has been appointed as executive vice president of sales and products as of September 3, 2018. He will report to Michel Azibert, deputy CEO and chief commercial & development officer, with a view to succeeding him as commercial director during the course of 2019. Michel Azibert will continue to serve as deputy CEO.