Global Markets - Executive Moves


Paris, France, October 19, 2015

 rodolphe-belmer.jpgEutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that Michel de Rosen has informed the Board of Directors that he will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer in March 2016. He will remain in the role of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat until the end of his current mandate in November 2016, at which point his mandate will be submitted to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for renewal. Eutelsat’s Board of Directors has elected Rodolphe Belmer as the successor to Michel de Rosen in the role of CEO, effective from 1 March 2016. 

Norwalk, Connecticut, October 15, 2015

 fabrice-testa.jpgKenCast Inc. announced that Fabrice Testa has been appointed as Head of International Business Development for KenCast. In this new role, Testa will be responsible for the development of KenCast's business expansion activities in EMEA, Russia & CIS and APAC regions.

New York City, October 15, 2015

The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it would present its 2015 Promise Awards to Ethan Lucarelli of Wiley Rein LLP, Jennifer Salmon of Space Systems Loral and Sarah Thomas of The Boeing Company. The Promise Awards honor three satellite executives age 35 and under for outstanding achievement in the early stages of their career. The three recipients will be honored on November 10 in New York City at SSPI’s 10th Annual Future Leaders Dinner.

London, UK, October 14, 2015

 oconnell.jpgOneWeb which is building a new global communications system to create affordable broadband services for all, today announces the appointment of Matthew M. O’Connell as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment follows the successful US$ 500 million  funding round from a group of leading international companies, and represents another important step towards OneWeb’s ultimate goal of making affordable internet available globally via its satellite constellation.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2015

At IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Amir Carmeli, VP-Africaof satellite operator Amos Spacecom on the services they provide the African market..

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2015

At IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Andrew Bond, Global Sales Director, ETL Systems on the different products they are highlighting at the show.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2015

At IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Eyal Copitt, Chief Commercial Officer, and Guy EranVP-Channel Distribution of DiViNetworks on the different product lines.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2015

At IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Kirill Filippov, CEO of SPB TV on their award-winning Over-the-Top content distribution service.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2015

At IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Regional VP-Latin America, Intelsat on the company's position in the competitive Latin American market.