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Dubai, UAE, January 8, 2014--Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya today announced the appointment of Ahmad Al Shareef as Senior Director of Human Resources and Support Operations as of January 2, 2014. As Thuraya’s new Head of Human Resources, Al Shareef is responsible for managing employee relations as well as overseeing the procurement and administration divisions. He reports to Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer of Thuraya and will serve as a member of the company’s leadership team.

View a video of the The 2013 Vision Awards Ceremony and interviews with key executives at SATCON and MILCOM 2013 including: David Hershberg,, CEO, Globecomm Systems;  Mohamed Youssif, COO, ABS; David Anhalt, VP & GM, Iridium PRIME; Jamie Smith, Director of Marketing and Sales EM Solutions.  To view the videos click here.

View videos of the pre-launch briefing of the SES-8 satellite with Spacex Chief Designer and CEO Elon Musk  in Cape Canaveral, Florida as well as interviews with SES executives  Martin Halliwell, CTO;  Deepak Mathur, SVP-Asia, Pacific and the Middle East; and Elias Zaccack, SVP-Americas.  To view the videos, click here.

Herndon, VA, December 30, 2013 – Andrew Ruszkowski has been named Chief Commercial Officer at XTAR, LLC, a provider of satellite capacity to U.S. and Allied governments in the X-band frequency. In the newly created position, Ruszkowski will continue to support XTAR’s fleet development to sustain current and anticipated government and military requirements, including working with the Department of Defense to assist its acquisition and procurement of commercial satellite communications.

Hong Kong, December 2, 2013 — Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia has appointed Helena Choe as Vice President of Syndication, effective November 18, while Rahul Sood was also named Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Commercial, effective December 9

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Wiesbaden, Germany, Nov. 19, 2013 — The German-based broadcast equipment manufacturer L-S-B has launched a new office in the U.S. with the establishment of L-S-B USA, which commenced operations on November 1, 2013. Appointed Director of Sales and head of the subsidiary is Mark Whitman.

Backnang, Germany, Oct. 22, 2013 – Richard Minter has been named Chief Operating Officer of Signalhorn. Anver Anderson has also been named Chief Sales Officer.

Chelmsford, England, Oct. 18, 2013 — Aerospace and defense company e2v has named Stephen Blair, formerly of Spectris, as its chief executive. He will join the company during the first quarter of 2014, with the exact date yet to be finalized according to e2v.

Malaga, Spain, Oct. 17, 2013 — Tedial has appointed Nigel Stoddart as Sales Director, Latin America. With more than 18 years’ experience in key account management, direct and channel sales management in the South American market, Tedial said Stoddart is well positioned to oversee and develop sales across the region.

View video and audio interviews with key satellite executives from the IBC 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Including: Peter Ostapiuk, VP-Media Product Management, Intelsat ; Doron Revivi, COO of Satlink Communications; Dr. Peter Siebert, Executive Director, DVB Project; Martin Meisunburg, Director International Sales & Marketing, and Volker Brands, Regional Sales Manager, Narda Safety Test Solutions; Bernd Lehr, Sales Director of ND Satcom; Sanford Jewett, VP-Marketing and John Huddle, Head of Media Services, Thuraya and Alessandro Alquati, Head of Global Contribution, GlobeCast.