[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Norsat International has appointed Peter Ciceri to the board of directors, taking the place of Shannon Susko, who stepped down to focus full time on a new venture. Susko served the Board since 2014.

Ciceri is currently chairman of Archipelago Marine Services and a corporate director of Terapeak Data. His executive experience includes being president and CEO of Custom House Global Payments, which Western Union acquired for a 4X shareholder return, and president and managing director of Compaq Canada. Ciceri managed the merger and integration of Compaq with Digital Equipment and Tandem Computers into a single $1.7 billion company. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and has other corporate board experience at Sierra Wireless, MDSI Mobile Data Solutions, and the University of Victoria board of governors. Ciceri has also served as a member of British Columbia’s Premier’s Technology Council.