Asia-Pacific - Executive Moves


Covington, La., January 24, 2021

Globalstar today announced a series of senior leadership and organizational changes to drive growth within the Commercial IoT sector. Among the changes, Globalstar has appointed Jim Mandala to the role of Vice President of Commercial IoT Sales with global responsibilities.

Mandala has been with Globalstar for 15 years, and previously held the Vice President General Manager title overseeing sales in Canada and Europe, in addition to restructuring business operations in Africa.

London, UK, January 21, 2021

eric-gillenwater.jpegOneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.

McLean, Va., January 19, 2021

Satellite relay operator SpaceLink announced key executive appointments including Tony Colucci as Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, Larry Rubin as Chief Operating Officer, Rob Singh, formerly of Maxar Technologies, has joined as Chief Technology Officer, and David Lihani, formerly of Astrolabe Enterprises, was named General Counsel.

Reston, Va.,, January 13, 2021

 david-liddle.jpegRevGo is pleased to announce the appointment of David Liddle as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to manage the company’s growth in the exploding satellite markets. Liddle’s background and experience are well suited to navigate the company’s new RF solutions required from the numerous satellite platforms planned for GEO, LEO, and MEO with greater linearity, expanded frequencies and bandwidths, higher efficiencies, smaller size and weight, and lower costs compared to traditional satcom systems.

Montreal, Canada, January 12,, 2021

 omar-diab.jpgXipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization announced that Omar Diab, based in Dubai, UAE, has joined the XipLink team as the VP of Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) regions. Omar will initially focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area while also picking up overall management responsibility for existing XipLink sales teams in Europe and Asia.

Jacksonville, Fla., January 5, 2021

 andrew-rush.jpegRedwire announced today that its Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Rush, has been promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021. In this expanded role, Rush will manage the day-to-day operations of Redwire while assisting the CEO and Board of Directors in developing and executing the company’s long-term growth strategy.

Palo Alto, Calif., January 4, 2021

agrawal.jpgSkylo today announced that Angira Agrawal has joined the company’s leadership team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Angira will oversee all operations and customer-facing activities throughout the US, India and beyond, ensuring a positive customer experience during a period of rapid growth.

Wilmington, Delaware, January 4, 2021

 kevin-reyes.jpegKevin Reyes has joined Saturn Satellite Networks (SSN) as the Vice President of Business Development. Kevin has an excellent track record and history in the satellite industry having worked at leading positions in Boeing and ILS.

Hong Kong, December 17, 2020

 tammy-nam.jpgAsia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), Aannounced the expansion of the company’s management team with the appointment of Tammy Nam as Vice President, Finance. Reporting to AsiaSat’s Chief Financial Officer, Sue Yeung, Tammy will manage the finance team and oversee all financial planning and analysis, accounting, business operations and reporting activities.

Los Angeles, Calif., December 8, 2020

Jim Simpson will transition from his current role as CEO of Saturn Satellite Networks (SSN) to a member of the Board of Saturn at the end of 2020. Thomas Choi the Executive Chairman will also assume the role of interim CEO/President of Saturn.