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London, United Kingdom, March 13, 2023 - Satellite connectivity specialist Avanti Communications has strengthened its senior leadership team adding two new members to the Executive Committee.Donald Walker, Senior VP of Government and Defence and Marios Fotiou, Senior VP of Solutions Engineering and Delivery join Avanti’s executive team with immediate effect.

Ibadan, March 13, 2023 – GomSpace Group AB has announced that it has appointed Carsten Drachmann as CEO of GomSpace, as of 13 March 2023.

Asheville, N.C., March 10, 2023 – AvL Technologies (AvL) CEO Guy Clerici has announced new roles for Tony Wilkey, Larry Watts and several key team leaders. “AvL is a growing business with an incredibly strong product portfolio and significant investment in product development,” said Guy Clerici. “With this growth trajectory, I’ve moved Tony Wilkey and Larry Watts into new strategic roles, and they’re supported by an amazing group of team leaders. AvL had its best year ever for bookings in 2022, and with this team of leaders we’re focused on delivering great products and extraordinary customer service.”

Luxembourg, March 10, 2023--Amphinicy Technologies, a satellite software company from Zagreb, Croatia and Luxembourg, has been at the forefront of innovative software solutions for the satellite industry for over 20 years.  To provide insights on their company and products, Satellite Markets and Research spoke with Frane Milos, CEO of Amphinicy's Luxembourg office.

Brussels, Belgium, March 8, 2023--ST Engineering iDirect has been in the forefront of the key innovations in the ground segment.  One of the company's major thrusts is in the field of virtualiztion of ground services.  To shed light on this is ST Engineering iDirect's Chief Technology Officer Frederik Simoens.  Excerpts of an interview with Simoens follows:

Columbia, MD., March 7, 2023 —Video transport solutions provider LTN, today announces the appointment of Justine Gardner as the company’s new VP of Business Development EMEA. 

Ballasalla, Isle of Man, March 7 2023 - The Space Data Association (SDA), a non-profit international association of satellite operators, has announced that Alex Cacioni has replaced Mark Dickinson as Inmarsat representative, and Charles Law has replaced Pascal Wauthier as SES representative, on the SDA Board of Directors. 

London, UK. March 7, 2023 - GVF, the sole global non-profit association of the satellite industry with members from the entire ecosystem, has announced the launch of its new Technology Working Group.

Asheville, N.C., March 7, 2023 – AvL Technologies owner and founder Jim Oliver has appointed Guy Clerici as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and David Bowne as President. Oliver is moving toward full retirement this year. Clerici brings more than 20 years’ experience as AvL’s general counsel and business consultant, plus a lifetime of business experience having grown up in a family of product manufacturing leaders to his new role as AvL’s CEO. 

New York, NY, March 6, 2023 - The World Teleport Association (WTA) today named Vladimir Rangelov, Director of Broadcasting Services at Vivacom, as the 2023 Teleport Executive of the Year. Vladimir will accept the award at the 2023 Teleport Awards for Excellence Luncheon on March 14 during the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, DC. The Teleport Executive of the Year award is presented to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.