At the Satellite 2020 exhibition in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Frane Milos, Head of the Luxembourg office of Amphinicy Technologies who provided an update on their company and a Demo of their Blink Product, among others.

At the Satellite 2020 in Washington, D.C.. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Alexander Müller-Gastell, CEO of ND SatCom.

At the Satellite 2020 exhibition in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Brian Billman, VP-Product Management, Isotropic Systems on the products they are highlighting at the show.

Media Links, manufacturer of Media over IP transport technology, has appointed Tsukasa Sugawara as its new CEO, effective April 1, 2020. Tsukasa was previously Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the company and succeeds John Dale III, who will remain actively involved in the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Dale also remains a board member of Media Links.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced the promotion of Mark Toppenberg and Jeff Harig, each to Co-President of Comtech’s Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., the promotion of Mark Schmeichel to President of its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. and the appointment of Michael Plourde as Comtech’s Vice President Global Engineering and Programs.

Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, has appointed Sean McKay as senior business developer for US and Middle East operations.

Sean McKay is a retired Colonel and a graduated Senior Materiel Leader with over 22 years’ experience in program management for various Department of Defense, Foreign Military Sales, and Intelligence Community activities in command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, space, cyber, ground integration, operational systems and operational test.

Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that Isotropic Systems Co-Founder and CTO Jeremy Turpin will join the SSPI Board for his first full term, pending an election by the membership in June. Jeremy is a member of the 2019 “20 Under 35” cohort of outstanding space and satellite employees and entrepreneurs under the age of 35.

Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announces that  Dan Zajicek has been appointed by the board of director’s as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. His appointment officially begins on April 1, 2020. Itzik Shnaiberg, who has served as Acting CEO since 1 January 2020, will return to his Deputy CEO position at that time. The board of directors wishes to thank Shnaiberg for filling the CEO position during this transition period.

International Launch Services (ILS) has hired a longtime United Launch Alliance executive as its new president as the company expands to offer Soyuz launch services and potentially human spaceflight missions. ILS announced March 11 that Tiphaine Louradour is the company’s new president, effective immediately. ILS had been without a full-time president since the departure of Kirk Pysher last October.

HawkEye 360 today announced that Dennis Burnett has joined the company as Executive Vice President (EVP) and General Counsel. Burnett joins HawkEye 360 with several decades of experience advising high growth domestic and international space and technology companies in transactional, regulatory and national security matters.