Asia-Pacific - Executive Moves


Cincinnati, OH, April 3. 2023

Barbara Spicek.jpegGatesAir, a Thomson Broadcast subsidiary dedicated to wireless content delivery, announces that Barbara Spicek will lead the company as CEO effective immediately. She joins GatesAir following three successful years leading as an executive at Vizrt Group, a leader in broadcast graphics and software-defined live production. 

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, April 3, 2023

Martin Sion.jpgThe Board of Directors of ArianeGroup, on the recommendation of the shareholders, has appointed Martin Sion as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 4. 

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023
​​​​​​​At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Johnson Lin, Product Manager, Jonsa Technologies, on their various products lines and his perspectives on the satellite antenna market going forward.
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023

At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Araz Feyzi, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Kayhan Space—a space management solution provider that aims to make space safer from debris.

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023

At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Frederik Simoens, Chief Technology Officer of ST Engineering iDirect.

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023

At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Spain-based satellite equipment manufacturer ACORDE CEO Manuel Lobeira on their various product lines.

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023

At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Francis Lindayen-CEO and Ed DiCarlo, VP-Sales of ITS Electronics.

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023

Key Takeaways from the Satellite 2023 Conference and Exhibition featuring Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador and Associate Editor Elisabeth Tweedie and brief interviews with Gary Hatch, SSPI's Lou Zacharilla and APSCC President Gregg Daffner. 

London, UK, March 30, 2023

irina-petrov.jpgGVF, the leading global association of the entire satellite industry ecosystem has announced that following the forthcoming departure of Secretary General David Meltzer, Irina Petrov, GVF’s Vice President for Marketing & Membership, has been appointed as Acting Secretary General, effective 24 May 2023. 

New York City, NY., March 28, 2023

SSPI.pngSpace & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Katherine Gizinski, CEO of ManSat, as its Chairwoman and James Trevelyan, Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Emerging Markets for Speedcast, as its President. The appointments take effect immediately and continue through the end of SSPI’s next fiscal year in June 2024.