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New York City, NY, July 7, 2020--Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the results of 2020 elections to its Board of Directors. The SSPI membership has elected four new Directors and re-elected three Directors to serve three-year terms beginning July 1. Newly elected and re-elected Directors include:

Darmstadt, Germany, July 2, 2020 – The Council of Europe’s operational satellite agency for weather and climate, EUMETSAT, has appointed Philip Evans as the organisation’s next Director-General for a five-year term, starting on January 1, 2021. Evans will take over the reins of the 30-Member-State organisation from Alain Ratier, who will retire at the end of 2020 after serving nine-and-a-half years as Director-General.

Petah Tikva, Israel, July 2, 2020 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), announced that Yona Ovadia steps down as Gilat’s CEO effective immediately. Adi Sfadia, Gilat’s CFO and Chief Integration Officer will assume the position of interim CEO. Ovadia will remain as a consultant of the Company and continue assisting in the integration with Comtech.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 1, 2020--Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE-based global satellite operator, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Cole as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume the position starting today

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Canterbury, UK, June 25, 2020--Global Invacom, a provider of satellite communications equipment listed on the Singapore Exchange and the U.K. AIM Market, has appointed Malcolm Burrell as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with immediate effect.

New York City, NY, June 25, 2020– The Board of Directors of Space & Satellite Professionals International has appointed Thomas Van Den Driessche, President and Chief Commercial Officer of ST Engineering iDirect, as its new Chair, and Nicole Robinson, Senior Vice President for Global Government at SES, as its new President, effective July 1, 2020. Thomas succeeds David Myers, President of the Communications Sector at Peraton, who has served on the Board as a Director, President and Chair since 2013. David is stepping down at the end of his final term with the gratitude of the entire Board for his many contributions.

Los Angeles, Calif., June 24, 2020—Globecast has appointed Chris Pulis as new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Americas, effective immediately. As CTO, Pulis is responsible for all technical aspects for the Americas including establishing Globecast’s vision and growth through the use of technical resources.

Atlanta, GA, June 24, 2020--NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) announced today the appointment of Carl Novello as its Chief Technology Officer. He leads NXTCOMM's product development efforts to bring transformational flat panel antenna solutions to mobility markets. Novello brings two decades of advanced satellite communications, system and RF antenna design and test expertise to his role.

Munich, Germany, June 24, 2020--Spaceopal announced today the appointment of Marco Folino as Managing Director and CEO of the company.He succeeds to Paolo Minciacchi, who has been appointed CEO of e-GEOS, a Telespazio and Italian Space Agency joint venture.

Betzdorf, Luxembourg, June 18, 2020–SES today announced that Ferdinand Kayser, who has spent nearly 20 years at SES leading the video business and is presently the CEO of SES Video, has decided to retire at the end of 2020. The next six months will allow for a full and orderly transition of executive activities directly to Steve Collar, CEO of SES, who will assume responsibility for SES’s Video business from July 1, 2020. In addition to supporting the transition, Mr Kayser will take a leading role in deepening SES’s activities across government and institutions in Luxembourg and will continue to serve as Chairman of both the SES Astra and GovSat boards.