​​​​​​​(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.

​​​​​​​Amidst its ongoing transformative growth and market leadership, Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) announces today that Vytenis J. Buzas has stepped down from his role of CEO. As the company transitions into its next development phase, both Buzas and the board of directors believe this is the right moment for a leadership shift to ensure sustained success.

​​​​​​​Nextologies, a leading end-to-end video management solutions provider, has promoted Fernando Auñón to Senior Vice President of Sales, Strategic Partnerships and has hired Paul Parente as Senior Vice President of Sales, Global Partnerships.

​​​​​​​Appear, the global leader in media processing and delivery technology, today announces the appointment of Andy Rayner as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this pivotal role, Andy will steer the technological strategy, ensuring Appear remains at the forefront of customer-centric innovation.

​​​​​​​Magnus René, Chairman of the Board of Ovzon AB (publ) ("Ovzon"), has today announced his wish to leave the Board of Directors. The Board has decided to appoint the Board member Regina Donato Dahlström, with broad operational experience from the telecom industry, as the new Chairman of the Board until the next annual general meeting.

​​​​​​​Eur Ing Dr Carol Marsh, OBE EngD CEng FIET, Head of Digital Systems at Scottish satellite communications firm Celestia UK, is one of five engineers inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.  Dr Marsh received the honour at The Institution of Engineers in Scotland 112th annual James Watt dinner on Friday 6th October 2023.

​​​​​​​At IBC 2023 held in Amsterdam, Satellite Executive Briefing caught up with Richard K. Hlomador is the Founder and Chief Network Architect of K-NET, a full-service, state-of-the-art teleport based in Ghana, West Africa. He founded the company in 1996 as a computer hardware systems and accessories company and grew it into one of the leading teleports serving Africa and beyond.  The company currently provides among others, satellite broadcasting, content distribution,  Internet of Things (IoT), HNO and VNO services as Solar as a Service.   Excerpts of the interview follows:

​​​​​​​At the IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Jake Hlomador, Chief Technology Officer of West Africa-based teleport K-NET.cts.