E-letter: Briefs

People ESOA Appoints Secretary General The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) announced the appointment of Aarti Holla-Maini as the association’s new secretary general, in ESOA’s Brussels office. Holla- Maini will […]

People AIA Appoints Assistant VP Bruce Mahone, director of space policy at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), has been appointed assistant vice president of technical operations at AIA. In his […]

People Caprock communications Appoints New Marketing VP Houston-based CapRock Communications, a global satellite communications provider, has expanded its offerings to a variety of new vertical markets and has chosen a […]

People Idirect Appoints VP In Asia iDirect announced the appointment of KW Chan as vice president of sales for the Asia – Pacific region. The addition of Chan will help […]

People Kingston inmedia Names Chairman Kingston inmedia appointed Richard Vos as chairman of the board. Vos was formerly chairman of Inmarsat, which he led following privatization in 1999 through a […]

People ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP. Names Key Executives Orbital Sciences Corp. appointed Brent Collins senior vice president and deputy general manager for operations in the Launch Systems Group. In this position, […]

PEOPLE Pivotal Satellite: Names Business Dev. Head Pivotal Satellite Technologies Inc. hired Keith Lippert as its manager of sales and business development. Prior to joining Pivotal, Lippert served in various […]

People ALCATEL: Appoints Vice President Nicolas de Ledinghen was named vice president of the Navigation and Aeronautical Communications Business Unit of Alcatel Space. He is in charge of all activities […]

People ASCENT MEDIA: Names Key U.K. Executives As part of a new management structure, Terry Downing was named Ascent Media’s U.K chief financial officer. Most recently, Downing served as the […]

People BOEING: Makes Executive Changes Phil Condit resigned as chairman and CEO of Boeing. The board named Lewis Platt as non-executive chairman and Harry Stonecipher as president and CEO. Platt […]

People AGI: Promotes Product Management Director Kevin Flood was promoted to director of product management for Analytical Graphics Inc., (AGI) the developer of STK aerospace analysis and visualization software. In […]

People AGI: Names Regional Sales Director Jeffrey McCrindle is now eastern regional sales director for AGI. In this new position, he will manage all field teams serving the eastern United […]

People ANDREW CORP. Fills New Position Andrew Corp. named J.C. Huang new chief technology and strategy officer. In this position, Huang will provide overall technology leadership for the company and […]

People GILAT: Names New Spacenet CEO Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. named Bill Gerety as the new CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary. Prior to joining Spacenet, Gerety served as acting CEO […]

People BALL AEROSPACE: Welcomes Legislative Liaison Erin Hatch was hired as the legislative liaison for civil and commercial space government relations for Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. Prior to joining […]

People BOEING: Pioneer Inducted To Hall Of Fame Harold Rosen, a consultant and former 37-year employee of The Boeing Co., was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in […]

People ERI Names Development Director Electro-Radiation Inc.(ERI) named John Thoma to the position of director of business development. His responsibilities include all sales and marketing activities. Prior to joining ERI, […]

People NEW SKIES: Appoints Sales Director New Skies Satellites N.V. appointed Jurandir Pitsch sales director for the company’s commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. He […]

People BOEING: Selects Head Of Satellite Manufacturing Business Boeing selected Dave Ryan to lead Boeing Satellite Systems as the vice president and general manager. Ryan succeeds Randy Brinkley, who announced […]

People Spectrum Astro Promotes New Executives Spectrum Astro promoted Daren Iverson to vice president of contracts and finance and CFO. His new duties include the oversight and management of Spectrum’s […]