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Petah Tikva Israel, February 1, 2015--Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) announced today that Yuval Ronen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective April 12, 2015.

London, UK, January 29, 2015--Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), today announced that Dr. Hamadoun Touré will join the Board on March 1, 2015 as a non-executive director. Dr. Touré was Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the specialised agency of the United Nations dedicated to the information and communication technologies from 2007 to 2014.

New York City, NY, January 27, 2015--The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced four new inductees for the 2015 Satellite Hall of Fame, to be honored on March 17 during SSPI’s annual Gala Benefit Dinner.  They will join more than 40 Hall of Fame members including Dr. Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Harold Rosen, Olof Lundberg, Eddy Hartenstein, Frederic d'Allest, Sidney Topol, Takayushi Yoshida, Mary Ann Elliott, Mary Frost, Peter Jackson, Dick Tauber, Susan Irwin and Robert Berry.

Atlanta, GA, January 27, 2015–Encompass Digital Media announced today the appointment of Chris Walters as its Chief Executive Officer. Walters will be responsible for day-to-day operations of Encompass on a worldwide basis. William Tillson will assume the role of Executive Chairman. Tillson will continue to provide executive leadership focused on global customer initiatives, technology partnerships and next-generation media delivery strategies.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,  26 January 26,  2015–MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today that Alex Tan had been appointed as Senior Sales Director – Broadcast Sales. Tan is moving from his previous role as Senior Sales Director, Telecoms & VAS – Asia Pacific. 

Washington DC, January 22, 2015–ABS announced the appointment of Rajiv Khattar as the President - South Asia.  In this newly created role, Rajiv will be responsible for business development and sales for this market. 

Washington, D.C., January 21, 2015--Kevin Kane, Director of Congressional Relations at ATK, and Matt Kramer, Director of External Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, will be leading the Coalition for Space Exploration’s advocacy efforts in 2015. Each will serve a one-year term, effective January through December 2015.

New York City, Janauary 20, 2015--Goldin Associates LLC  announced  that restructuring industry veteran Marc S. Kirschner has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director and member of its Management Committee. In recent years, Mr. Kirschner has served as an advisor and trustee in major bankruptcy matters, including Refco, Tribune, Le-Natures, Superior National, Yellowstone Mountain Club and Washington Mutual, often working with major alternative investment funds. 

Washington, D.C. 19 January 19, 2015--SES Government Solutions (SES GS) today announced the appointment of a new President and CEO, Brig Gen Peter Hoene, USAF (Ret), effective March 2, 2015.

Longmont, Colo., January 14, 2015--DigitalGlobe announced today that Gary W. Ferrera will become the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer by March 9, 2015. Fred Graffam, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2014, will remain in that role through that time.