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Intelsat Elects CEO Stephen Spengler to Board of Directors

McLean, VA,  October 22, 2015--Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I),  today announced that Intelsat Chief Executive Officer Stephen Spengler was elected to the company’s board of directors, effective 22 October, 2015.
 
 
 

EMC Appoints Senior Executives

Miramar, Fla., October 20, 2015 – EMC announces it has appointed several established executives to its global leadership team to further enhance its delivery of mission-critical communications and content to top organizations around the world.

Rodolphe Belmer to Succeed Michel de Rosen as CEO of Eutelsat

Paris, France, October 19, 2015 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that Michel de Rosen has informed the Board of Directors that he will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer in March 2016. He will remain in the role of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat until the end of his current mandate in November 2016, at which point his mandate will be submitted to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for renewal. Eutelsat’s Board of Directors has elected Rodolphe Belmer as the successor to Michel de Rosen in the role of CEO, effective from 1 March 2016. 

Intelsat CFO Michael McDonnell Resigns

McLean, VA, October 19, 2015 Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I)  today announced that it has accepted the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Michael McDonnell, to be effective mid-December 2015.  McDonnell is leaving to accept the position of CFO at another public company.  An external search for a successor CFO has commenced.

KenCast Appoints Fabrice Testa as Head of International Business Development

Norwalk, Connecticut, October 15, 2015--KenCast Inc. announced that Fabrice Testa has been appointed as Head of International Business Development for KenCast. In this new role, Testa will be responsible for the development of KenCast's business expansion activities in EMEA, Russia & CIS and APAC regions.

 

 

OneWeb Appoints Matthew M. O’Connell as CEO

London, UK, October 14, 2015: OneWeb which is building a new global communications system to create affordable broadband services for all, today announces the appointment of Matthew M. O’Connell as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment follows the successful US$ 500 million  funding round from a group of leading international companies, and represents another important step towards OneWeb’s ultimate goal of making affordable internet available globally via its satellite constellation.

 

New MD for Euroconsult's North America Office

Paris, France, October 8, 2015--Euroconsult today announced the hiring of Sima Fishman as Managing Director of Euroconsult USA. In this role Sima will manage the development of Euroconsult's services for U.S. customers and Euroconsult's Washington D.C. office. Sima will work closely with Susan Irwin, Principal Advisor at Euroconsult who has run Euroconsult USA since its debut in 2010.

 

Comtech EF Data Names Richard Swardh to Vice President, Market Development

Tempe, Arizona, October 8, 2015 – Comtech EF Data Corp. announced today the appointment of Richard Swardh to Vice President, Market Development. In this newly created position, Swardh will lead Comtech EF Data’s market development, business development and product marketing functions for the 2G/3G/LTE mobile backhaul market.

Azercosmos Selects Dan Radu as Chief Commercial Officer

Baku, Azerbaijan, October 7, 2015 – Satellite operator Azercosmos has selected Dan Radu as its Chief Commercial Officer.Radu has extensive operational and sales experience acquired over the past more than twenty years with industry leaders such as Intelsat, EMC2 and Cisco. An accomplished satellite engineer as well, he has also implemented operational rollouts both major satellite and media installations such as Deutsche Telekom and Discovery Communications, to name a few.

EMC appoints John Finney as Chief Commercial Officer

Miramar, Fla., October 6,  2015--This appointment is to enhance the company's leadership in delivering the most mission-critical communications services, in the world's most remote locations, and for people and businesses on the move.