Lockheed Martin has appointed Lt. Gen. (Ret) Michael A. Hamel as President of Commercial Ventures, a major line of business within Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC). Hamel reports to Rick F. Ambrose, Executive Vice President of LMSSC. 

Discovery Communications today announced that JB Perrette will become the next President of Discovery Networks International. Perrette takes over for 23-year Discovery veteran Mark Hollinger, who announced his resignation in September.

ITC Global announced today that it has named Jean-Michel Rouylou as its new Executive Vice President of Americas and Maritime Solutions. The move comes as the company expands its organization and establishes its Americas regional headquarters in Houston, Texas.

MTN Communications (MTN) announces Santos Venegas has joined the company as general manager for its Oil and Gas Division.  A 35-year industry veteran and respected consultant, Santos most recently served as managing director for Latin America at Harris CapRock. 

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today  announced the election of its 2014 Executive Committee. The SIA Board of Directors elected  Bill Weller of Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to serve as Chairman for the coming year, joined by  Stacy Fuller of DIRECTV, as Vice Chairman, and Jennifer Manner of EchoStar, as Treasurer.  

Encompass Government Solutions, a division of Encompass Digital Media, announced today that O’Brian McKinley has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development. McKinley will concentrate on developing and expanding the company’s relationships within the government sector. McKinley will be based in Atlanta but will primarily work in Washington, D.C. to assist senior government and DoD clients realize new opportunities and solutions.

ITS Electronics Inc., announced today it has named Edward DiCarlo as Senior Vice President, Business Development. In this role, he will oversee sales, business development and marketing worldwide.

NSR  today announced the appointment of Prashant Butani to the position of Senior Analyst. Based in Mumbai, India, Butani will serve as a regional and applications expert on satellite communications for NSR.

View a video of the The 2013 Vision Awards Ceremony and interviews with key executives at SATCON and MILCOM 2013 including: David Hershberg,, CEO, Globecomm Sy

View videos of the pre-launch briefing of the SES-8 satellite with Spacex Chief Designer and CEO Elon Musk  in Cape Canaveral, Florida as well as interviews with SES executives