Americas Markets - Executive Moves
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that Dr. Arunas Slekys has joined its board of directors following his election by shareholders at the annual meeting held on April 30, 2015.
View video interviews with key executives at the NAB 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada including: Jonathan Crawford, CEO-The Spaceconnection;
Christophe Roux, currently Head of Governmental Sales Space Systems, has been appointed as the new Head of Sales Latin America within the Airbus Defence and Space Sales and Marketing organization. He is taking over of this role in addition of his current responsibility in the Space Systems business line.
Video interviews with key industry executives from Satellite 2015 in Washington, D.C. including Dan Prushnok, CEO-Qunitech Electronics and Communications;
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has named John Shannon to be vice president and program manager for the Space Launch System (SLS), which will provide NASA with heavy-lift capability to send people and cargo into deep space.
Space Partnership International, a provider of a wide range of management services to the space and satellite industries, announced that Roy Kampfer has joined the company as senior vice president of engineering.
Kampfer previously was with Lockheed-Martin Commercial Space Systems, bringing his industry knowledge and systems engineering background to the development of commercial and international government satellite programs with an emphasis on Europe and Australia.
Globecomm announced that Jonathan Kirchner has joined the executive team as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Product Management. He will be reporting to Keith Hall, Chief Executive Office and will lead the development of Globecomm’s long-term, global corporate and product strategy.
Kymeta Corporation, a Seattle-based developer of metamaterials-based antenna technology, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Dr. Nathan Kundtz as CEO and Marc Stolzman as chief financial officer (CFO). Kundtz previously held the position of president and chief technology officer at Kymeta. Stolzman previously held the position of CFO at Zulily.
“The board is extremely confident in Nathan as CEO and is as optimistic as ever regarding Kymeta’s future,” said Bill Gates, Kymeta investor and board member.
At the CABSAT and Satellite 2015 shows, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Andrey Kirillovich, Director of Integration and Projects-RSCC on their upcoming satellite launches and expansion plans.
