Global Markets - Executive Moves


Washington, D.C. April 30, 2015

 prushnok-2015.gifVideo interviews with key industry executives from Satellite 2015  in  Washington, D.C. including Dan Prushnok, CEO-Qunitech Electronics and Communications

St. Louis, Mo., April 23, 2015

 john-shannon.jpgBoeing [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.

Izegem, Belgium, April 22, 2015

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Skyline Communications, a provider of  end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, telco and mobile industry, announces a reorganization of its leadership structure. Skyline’s Board of Directors appointed  Ben Vandenberghe as Chief Executive Officer, Bert Vandenberghe as Chief Technology Officer and Frederik Vandenberghe as Chief Financial Officer.

Bethesda, MD, April 22, 2015

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.

Hauppauge, N.Y. – April 14, 2015

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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.

Redmond, Wash., April 14, 2015

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.

Izegem, Belgium, April 10, 2015

 steven-soenens.jpgSkyline Communications, a provider of end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, telco and mobile industry, has appointed Steven Soenens as Product Marketing Director.

Dubai, UAE, April 8, 2015

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.

Dubai, UAE, April 8, 2015

At CABSAT 2015 in Dubai, UAE, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Mark Smith, Managing Director, EMEA and Asia-Pacific-ScheduAll on the products they are highlighting at the show.