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Surrey, UK, February 17, 2015--Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has appointed Patrick Wood as Group CEO, with effect from April 1, 2015.  Wood joins SSTL from Airbus Defence and Space, where he was most recently Head of Engineering and Operations and an Airbus Group Executive. 

Feb. 11, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization called BDS Developement. Jim O’Neill is named president of BDS Development.

Herndon, Va., February 10, 2015--Satellite service provider Artel has named Paul Domorski to serve as interim president and CEO in the wake of the departure of Ted Hengst, who has left the company to pursue other interests.

Yokohama, Japan, February 10, 2015 - Euroconsult today announced the establishment of an office in Japan, building upon the existing relationship with Shigeki Kuzuoka who has partnered with Euroconsult since 2013. Mr. Kuzuoka will be Head of Euroconsult Japan, based in Yokohama.

Steisslingen, Germany, February 4, 2015--SatService GmbH, a turnkey systems integrator based in the Lake Constance area of Germany has appointed Kai Koppenburg as Sales Director.  Koppenburg will be leading all of SatService's sales efforts worldwide.

Isle of Man,  February 3, 2015–Mark Rawlins, Eutelsat’s Director of Communication System Operations, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data.

Austin, Tex., February 3, 2015--Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC) today announced that it has appointed Raj Mellacheruvu as Chief Operating Officer ("COO") of the Company.  Mellacheruvu’s appointment is effective as of February 2, 2015. In this new role,  Mellacheruvu will report to Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman & CEO of Astrotech Corporation and help lead business operations for Astrotech and its subsidiaries.

Claret, France, Feb. 3, 2015—NETIA announced the appointment of Jérémie Mekaelian as the company's head of international sales. In this new position, Mekaelian will supervise NETIA's worldwide sales force and lead continued development and implementation of sales and presales programs.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2, 2015--Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya has further strengthened its maritime team with the appointment of Keith Murray as Maritime Product Manager, based in Dubai.

Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, February 2, 2015 Ross Video announced today that Matthew Allard has joined the company as Marketing Product Management Content Creation Manager.