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McLean, Va., October 14, 2024 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced that U.S. Space Force Colonel (Ret.) Kalliroi Landry has joined Iridium as Government Programs Director. In this new role, Col. Landry will engage Department of Defense (DoD) communities to help drive continued collaboration, data sharing, transparency and simpler adoption of commercial solutions. 

Las Vegas, Nev., September 26, 2024 — PSSI Global Services, a  provider of transmission services, announced the appointment of Jason Land as vice president of business development. Jason brings over 25 years of extensive experience in media services and technology, including a distinguished earlier tenure with PSSI and Strategic Television. His return to the company in this newly created role marks an exciting chapter as PSSI ramps up its initiatives to innovate and expand its product and service offerings.

New York City, September 24, 2024 – Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it will present its 2024 Mentor of the Year Award to Joan Tang Mancuso, Marketing & Business Development Consultant and former marketing and sales executive at multiple global communications enterprises. Joan will be honored on October 21 at SSPI’s 19th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support, wisdom and guidance she has provided to young professionals and colleagues throughout and after her career in the industry. During the Celebration, SSPI will also honor the “20 Under 35” space and satellite professionals to watch in the coming years and present three of them with its Promise Award for outstanding achievement.

New York City, NY, September 19, 2024 – The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the seventh annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals age 35 and under. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s 19th annual Future Leaders Celebration on October 21 during Silicon Valley Space Week, produced by SatNews publishers.

Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2024  - An Executive Sptolight Interview with Zobair Karchi, Vice President Technical, Es’hailSat. Exceprts follows:

Bingen, Germany, September 3, 2024 - Broadcast Solutions, one of Europe’s largest media systems integration groups, has appointed Maximilian Breder as COO of its German HQ operations. Breder brings a fresh perspective and a track record of innovative thinking and extensive experience to the role.

by Bernardo Schneiderman

Sao Paolo, Brazil, September 3, 2024 -Satellite Executive Briefing (SEB) invited executives from the key satellite players in the region in a virtual executive roundtable to shed light on the Latin American satellite broadband market. We received feedback from Juan Pablo, Regional Vice President, Americas, Eutelsat Group; Daniel Losada, VP International Division at Hughes; Dolores Martos, Regional VP Sales Latin America & Caribbean, Telesat; and Leandro Gaunszer – General Director of Viasat Brazil. Excerpts from the virtual roundtable are as follows:

Carlsbad, Calif., September 2, 2024 --Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the appointment of Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 16, 2024. He will succeed Shawn Duffy, who will remain with Viasat in the role of Chief Accounting Officer

Norwalk, CT, September 2, 2024 – Advanced digital content delivery solutions company KenCast is ushering in a new era of leadership with the announcement of Dr. Henrik Axelsson as its CEO.

Cologne, Germany, September 2, 2024 - Qvest, a leading digital transformation partner for broadcast, media and entertainment, has appointed Jonas Michaelis as its new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). His main responsibilities will be to implement the company’s global strategy and to strengthen collaboration between Qvest's global offices in Europe, USA, Australia and the MENA region.