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Gilat's Chairman of the Board, Dov Baharav to Assume the Position of Interim CEO

Petah Tikva, Israel, March 24, 2015 – Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ: GILT) announced today that Erez Antebi, has decided to step down from the position of CEO. Dov Baharav, Gilat’s Chairman of the Board will assume the position of interim CEO until a new CEO is appointed. The transition between  Baharav and Antebi will take place during the second quarter of 2015. Baharav will remain Gilat's Chairman of the Board.

Newtec Appoints New VP of Market Development

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, March 17, 2015--Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, today announced it has appointed Kevin McCarthy, a veteran of the maritime satellite communications industry, to the position of VP of Market Development.

 

XCOR Aerospace Names Jay Gibson as new CEO

Mojave, Calif., March 16, 2015--XCOR Aerospace announced today that executive John H. (Jay) Gibson II has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company Gibson succeeds Jeff Greason, who is transitioning to Chief Technology Officer. Greason will dedicate his time to Lynx development, XCOR's orbital system and other crucial projects.

 

Inmarsat Appoints Vilar as Regional Director, Aviation, Latin America

London, UK, March 16, 2015 - Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat today announced that Raymundo (Ray) Villar has joined the company as Regional Director, Aviation, Latin America.

 

Globecomm Appoints New CFO

Hauppauge, N.Y. – March 9, 2015 -- Globecomm is proud to announce Mr. Jason D. Juranek has joined their executive team as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Keith Hall, Chief Executive Officer.

 

Globecast Appoints Sports Business Expert Rick Horrow as Strategic Development Advisor

New York City, March 9, 2015--Globecast today announced that it has appointed sports business expert Rick Horrow as a key industry advisor on a consultancy basis. Horrow and his team will work with Globecast executive staff to identify unique content solutions, development and distribution opportunities, top business targets, and key media, technology, sports, and entertainment industry events, as well as facilitate overall strategic growth in the North American market and elsewhere.

Vern Fotheringham Named CEO of Leosat

Arlington, Virginia – March 4, 2015 – Leosat, LLC, a company developing a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide worldwide coverage, today announced the appointment of Vern Fotheringham as Chief Executive Officer and outlined the company’s vision publicly for the first time since beginning its development in 2013.

 

Harmonic Names Xiaojun Dou to Role of MD of China Sales

San Jose, Calif. March 4, 2015--Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the appointment of Xiaojun Dou as managing director of China sales. In his new role, Xiaojun will provide strategic direction for Harmonic's business in China and lead the company's China sales team in executing strategies key to meeting regional business goals and objectives.

World Teleport Association Board Elects New Chairman

New York, NY – March 3, 2015--The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected James Trevelyan, Sales Director at Arqiva Satellite & Media, as its new Chairman effective April 1.  Mr. Trevelyan replaces M. Brett Belinsky, Managing Director of EMEA at Encompass Digital Media, who has served as Chairman of the Board since 2011 and is stepping down from the Board at the end of his final term.  

 

Telestream Expands Sales Team

Nevada City, California, March 3, 2015 – Telestream, a provider of video transcoding and workflow automation solutions, today announced expansion of its sales management team to address sales growth for its enterprise-class video products in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. The company reports that overall sales of its Enterprise Products and Services in EMEA and APAC regions have grown by almost 50 percent in the last two years.