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Forres, UK, August 15, 2023 – Orbex, the UK-based spaceflight company, has announced the appointment of Lesley Still as its new Chief of Spaceport Operations. This key appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the UK mainland's inaugural vertical rocket launch.

Burbank, CA, August 8, 2023 — PSSI Global Services, a live event management, transmission, production and connectivity provider announced the appointment of Jonathan Levin as a project manager in the company’s Strategic Television division. 

Singapore,, August 1, 2023–The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Clare Bloomfield as its new Chief Policy Officer (CPO), with immediate effect.

Ballasalla, Isle of Man,  August 1, 2023 – The Space Data Association has appointed Erika Rossetto of Embratel StarOne and Lorenzo Arona of Avanti Communications as Standard Member Directors.

Munich, July 27, 2023 -- Rivada Space Networks GmbH has appointed satellite industry veteran Donald Chew to lead commercial activities for the company in the Asia Pacific region.  Donald will be based in Singapore.

Nevada City, California, July 26 2023 – Telestream®, the global leader in workflow automation, media processing, and video quality, today announces the appointment of Alex Keighley as Chief Revenue Officer. Reporting to Telestream CEO, Rhonda Bassett-Spiers, Keighley will lead Telestream’s global sales teams and play a pivotal role as the organization looks to scale and execute its strategic roadmap. 

Hereford, UK, July 17, 2023 - ETL Systems, a global manufacturer and distributor of critical RF equipment for satellite ground stations and RF components, has announced a new senior appointment as growth continues for the Herefordshire-based company.

Herndon, Va., July 17, 2023 – iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, has named Derek Davis as senior vice president of sales.

Brussels, Belgium, June 26, 2023 - The Board of The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) today announced the election of Telesat’s CEO Dan Goldberg as its new Chair. Eva Berneke, CEO of Eutelsat was also elected co-Vice Chair, alongside Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Yahsat, who was appointed earlier this year.

Melbourne, Florida, June 21, 2023 — USSI Global, a turnkey provider of customized network, broadcast and digital signage systems and services worldwide, has promoted Dan Roberts to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective immediately. His promotion follows five years as Vice President of Accounting and Finance, a period over which USSI Global revenues doubled with the help of his vision and leadership. Roberts will continue to report to CEO David Christiano, with his focus shifting from daily financial operations to executive management and strategic growth initiatives.