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National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Fran Auricchio, Founder and CEO of Mission Microwave. Click here to view the video.

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Vagan Shakhgildian, President of the Commercial Group, Comtech Satellite Network Technologies. Click here to view the video.

Vienna, Va., September 30, 2021--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services today announced that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Petty as Vice President of Weather. In his new role, Dr. Petty will oversee Spire’s weather solutions worldwide, leading a powerhouse team of Spire weather scientists. He will additionally guide Spire’s weather data offerings across the Company’s other solution areas, including Maritime, Aviation, Earth Intelligence, and Space Services. Dr. Petty will be based in Boulder, CO. 

Uppsala, Sweden, September 29, 2021--AAC Clyde Space  has recruited Stefania Mandirola as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as part of a strengthening of its management team to meet the broader needs of the group that now spans six companies on three continents. Mandirola will take on the COO role from October 6. 

Pfaffikon, Switzerland, Sept. 15, 2021-- iKO Media Group, a leading global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, announced two key executive appointments. Mark Berenshtein has been appointed Vice President of Global Sales - North America & Special Accounts and Ayellet Bar as Marketing Director at iKO Media Group.

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Gelerman, CEO-Spacebridge on the latest developments on his company. Click here to view the video.

Redmond, Wash., September 7, 2021--Kymeta announced today that Walter Z. Berger and S. Douglas Hutcheson have been named Co-Chief Executive Officers of Kymeta. The senior leadership announcement is an exciting step for the company as they continue to develop transformational technology and innovative solutions across the industry.

Herndon, Va., September 1, 2021--Satellite Markets and Reserch spoke with Cynthia Harty, VP-Strategic Business Development,  ST Engineering iDirect on their Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) solution. Cynthia’s expertise lies in operations and the introduction of new products, services and solutions to market, establishing channel and pricing strategy. As VP of Business Development, her focus is on the augmentation of the company’s 5-year plan and the partnerships that will enable the introduction of incremental capabilities to a product, solution or service and different go-to-market strategies. 

Stockholm, Sweden, September 1, 2021 –Tele2 AB (“Tele2”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) appoints of Torkel Sigurd as new Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and member of the Group Leadership Team.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 26, 2021--The Arab Satellite Communications Corporation (Arabsat) announced, during its Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday 25th August 2021 the selection of H.E Eng. Haitham Al-Ohali, Vice Minister at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the new Chairman of Arabsat Board of Directors, accepting the resignation of CEO Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour and assigning Dr. Badr bin Nasser Al-Suwaidan, Chief Technical Officer, to head the organization.