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Houston, Tex.,  September 17, 2024 - Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies Inc, operating in combination as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, today announced appointments to its executive team. The team will position the organization for growth as it integrates and expands its low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary (GEO) SATCOM solutions for both U.S. government and commercial customers according to the combined company.

Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2024  - An Executive Sptolight Interview with Zobair Karchi, Vice President Technical, Es’hailSat. Exceprts follows:

Adelaide, Australia, September 5, 2024 - Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced Nina Patz as its new Head of Business Development. Nina’s appointment adds to the company’s senior commercial team as it approaches its next scheduled launches commencing in mid-2025 with South Korean rocket company, Innospace.

by Bernardo Schneiderman

Sao Paolo, Brazil, September 3, 2024 -Satellite Executive Briefing (SEB) invited executives from the key satellite players in the region in a virtual executive roundtable to shed light on the Latin American satellite broadband market. We received feedback from Juan Pablo, Regional Vice President, Americas, Eutelsat Group; Daniel Losada, VP International Division at Hughes; Dolores Martos, Regional VP Sales Latin America & Caribbean, Telesat; and Leandro Gaunszer – General Director of Viasat Brazil. Excerpts from the virtual roundtable are as follows:

Bingen, Germany, September 3, 2024 - Broadcast Solutions, one of Europe’s largest media systems integration groups, has appointed Maximilian Breder as COO of its German HQ operations. Breder brings a fresh perspective and a track record of innovative thinking and extensive experience to the role.

Norwalk, CT, September 2, 2024 – Advanced digital content delivery solutions company KenCast is ushering in a new era of leadership with the announcement of Dr. Henrik Axelsson as its CEO.

Carlsbad, Calif., September 2, 2024 --Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the appointment of Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 16, 2024. He will succeed Shawn Duffy, who will remain with Viasat in the role of Chief Accounting Officer

Cologne, Germany, September 2, 2024 - Qvest, a leading digital transformation partner for broadcast, media and entertainment, has appointed Jonas Michaelis as its new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). His main responsibilities will be to implement the company’s global strategy and to strengthen collaboration between Qvest's global offices in Europe, USA, Australia and the MENA region.   

Cedar Park, Texas, August 29, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the appointment of Jason Kim as its Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2024. With more than two decades of experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, Kim brings both executive leadership and a highly technical background to Firefly, positioning the company for accelerated growth and innovation.

Menlo Park, Calif., August 26, 2024 -- We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Karen Cox as Chief of Corporate Affairs at LeoLabs. With an extensive background in strategic leadership, government relations, and public policy, Karen brings a wealth of experience to the company. The newly formed role of Chief of Corporate Affairs will integrate LeoLabs’ government affairs, strategic communications, and marketing teams under one executive leader as the company gains significant customer traction across the U.S. government, the military and civil space agencies of U.S. Allies and Partners, and leading commercial space operators.