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Malaga, Spain December 8, 2014–Tedial, an independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has appointed Terry Spittle as its new Director of Global Operations and Support. Spittle will have oversight of Tedial’s Implementation Engineering, Installation and Service and Support teams. He will be responsible for defining and developing enhanced internal process infrastructure, enabling the company to support its growing worldwide customer base and partner network. Spittle will also provide a senior level liaison point for clients and project partners.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 4,  2014–MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the re-appointment of Jarod Lopez as Vice President – Broadcast.   In this role, Jarod will be responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing efforts of MEASAT in the broadcast industry.

 Video interviews with key industry executives from Oilcomm 2014 in  Houston, Texas including JR Barallon, CEO, Proactive Energy; David Kagan, President, ITC Global  and David Sikorski, Sales Director, Energy Markets, Noarth America of SES.

Busan, South Korea, October 23, 2014–ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of re-election for one additional four-year term. The election took place in Busan, Republic of Korea, during the Plenary session of the PP-14 conference this morning. Zhao won the position with 152 votes, from 156 ballot papers deposited. He contested the position unopposed. 

Hong Kong, October 23, 2014 – SpeedCast International Limited, today announced that Keith Johnson has joined SpeedCast as senior vice president / General Manager in charge of Energy services globally.  In this role, Johnson will oversee all of SpeedCast’s business activities for the Energy sector (Oil and Gas in particular), including strategic planning, program management, business development and global sales for SpeedCast’s worldwide operations.

San Dimas, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014--Wavestream, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. ) providing solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems, announced today the appointment of Wavestream past President and co-founder James Rosenberg as CTO.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 1, 2014 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the promotion of Yau Chyong Lim from Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning to Chief Commercial Officer.  

View video and audio podcasts with key satellite executives from IBC 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands including: Andreas Bernhardt, CEO and Petra Visuri, Head-Product Managment, ND SATCOM; Michael Ulbritcht, Managing Director, Satservice GmbH;Timofei Abramov, Commercial Director and Grigory Baitsur, Director of Technical Department, INTERSPUTNIK; Jorg Rockstroh; Senior R&D Engineer, Work Microwave; Simen K. Frostad; Chairman, Bridge Technologies.   Click here to view the videos.

Surrey, UK, October 1, 2014-- Susan Harvey, formerly CFO at Vocality, is moving to the position of CEO. Susan joined Vocality in 2009.  She replaces founding shareholder Julian Bradford, who is stepping down as CEO.

Cologne, Germany, September 8, 2014 – Ulf Heggenberger, 43, will assume executive responsibility for sales and marketing at MEDIA BROADCAST, on October 1, 2014. In his new role as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO) he will report to MEDIA BROADCAST’s Management Board Chairman and CTO, Wolfgang Breuer.