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Wiesbaden, Germany, Nov. 19, 2013 — The German-based broadcast equipment manufacturer L-S-B has launched a new office in the U.S. with the establishment of L-S-B USA, which commenced operations on November 1, 2013. Appointed Director of Sales and head of the subsidiary is Mark Whitman.

Backnang, Germany, Oct. 22, 2013 – Richard Minter has been named Chief Operating Officer of Signalhorn. Anver Anderson has also been named Chief Sales Officer.

Chelmsford, England, Oct. 18, 2013 — Aerospace and defense company e2v has named Stephen Blair, formerly of Spectris, as its chief executive. He will join the company during the first quarter of 2014, with the exact date yet to be finalized according to e2v.

Malaga, Spain, Oct. 17, 2013 — Tedial has appointed Nigel Stoddart as Sales Director, Latin America. With more than 18 years’ experience in key account management, direct and channel sales management in the South American market, Tedial said Stoddart is well positioned to oversee and develop sales across the region.

View video and audio interviews with key satellite executives from the IBC 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Including: Peter Ostapiuk, VP-Media Product Management, Intelsat ; Doron Revivi, COO of Satlink Communications; Dr. Peter Siebert, Executive Director, DVB Project; Martin Meisunburg, Director International Sales & Marketing, and Volker Brands, Regional Sales Manager, Narda Safety Test Solutions; Bernd Lehr, Sales Director of ND Satcom; Sanford Jewett, VP-Marketing and John Huddle, Head of Media Services, Thuraya and Alessandro Alquati, Head of Global Contribution, GlobeCast.

Washington D.C., October 3, 2013 – Euroconsult announced the appointement of Marc Welinski as Deputy Director of Broadcast & Broadband. In this new position, Welinski will oversee and further develop Euroconsult activities in the fast-converging environment of broadcast and broadband businesses.

Dubai,UAE,  Sept. 24, 2013 —Randy C. Roberts, a seasoned telecommunications executive with over 25 years of experience at leading mobile device manufacturers, has joined Thuraya Telecommunications Co. as Vice President of Innovation.

Bonn, Germany, Sept. 23, 2013 — Media Broadcast GmbH, one of Europe’s leading full-service provider in the broadcasting and media sector, has announced that the shareholders' meeting has appointed Wolfgang Breuer as the company’s new Chairman of the Management Board.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 20, 2013--MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the appointment of Raj Malik as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.  

Cannes, France, Sept. 19, 2013 — Thales Alenia has appointed Julia Maris as Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs.After earning degrees from the Institute of Political Science in Grenoble (1996) then Paris (1997), Maris joined the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) in 1997 as Special Advisor to the Human Resources department.