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Lorsch, Germany, September 1, 2023--At the RF Design facility and headquarters in Lorsch, Germany, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Founder and CEO Ralf Mayr who presented their different RF interfacility links product lines and his vision for the company going forward.

View videos from the Satellite 2023 in Washington, D.C. including Key Takeaways from the Conference featuring Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador and Associate Editor Elisabeth Tweedie and brief interviews with Gary Hatch, SSPI's Lou Zacharilla and APSCC President Gregg Daffner.  There are also one-on-one interviews with key industry executives including ITS Electronics' CEO Francis Lindayen and their VP-Sales Ed DiCarlo; ACORDE CEO Manuel Lobeira; ST Engineering iDirect CTO Frederik Simoens; Benchmark Systems CCO Chris Carella; Kayhan Space CTO Araz Feyzi; and Jonsa Technologies Product Manager Johnson Lin.

Forres, UK, August 15, 2023 – Orbex, the UK-based spaceflight company, has announced the appointment of Lesley Still as its new Chief of Spaceport Operations. This key appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the UK mainland's inaugural vertical rocket launch.

Burbank, CA, August 8, 2023 — PSSI Global Services, a live event management, transmission, production and connectivity provider announced the appointment of Jonathan Levin as a project manager in the company’s Strategic Television division. 

Singapore,, August 1, 2023–The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Clare Bloomfield as its new Chief Policy Officer (CPO), with immediate effect.

Ballasalla, Isle of Man,  August 1, 2023 – The Space Data Association has appointed Erika Rossetto of Embratel StarOne and Lorenzo Arona of Avanti Communications as Standard Member Directors.

Munich, July 27, 2023 -- Rivada Space Networks GmbH has appointed satellite industry veteran Donald Chew to lead commercial activities for the company in the Asia Pacific region.  Donald will be based in Singapore.

Nevada City, California, July 26 2023 – Telestream®, the global leader in workflow automation, media processing, and video quality, today announces the appointment of Alex Keighley as Chief Revenue Officer. Reporting to Telestream CEO, Rhonda Bassett-Spiers, Keighley will lead Telestream’s global sales teams and play a pivotal role as the organization looks to scale and execute its strategic roadmap. 

Hereford, UK, July 17, 2023 - ETL Systems, a global manufacturer and distributor of critical RF equipment for satellite ground stations and RF components, has announced a new senior appointment as growth continues for the Herefordshire-based company.

Herndon, Va., July 17, 2023 – iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, has named Derek Davis as senior vice president of sales.