Former OneWeb COO and Senior Vice President (SVP) Suzi McBride returned to Iridium in February at an exciting time for the company. The McLean, Virginia-based operator had just revealed that it completed the $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium NEXT and was ready to operate services at full capacity. Making a return to Iridium…

Eutelsat Communications appointed Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective tomorrow. Burguburu will oversee Eutelsat's legal, compliance, regulatory and governance issues by heading the company's teams in charge of these functions, and will be an important asset as the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) will take place in 2019.…

Mitt Hettich has been named the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LeoStella, a joint venture created by Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries.  The company aims to help meet the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective small-satellite production. Hettich brings more than 30 years of aerospace system design, development, and production experience to LeoStella. He will…

DataPath appointed Henrik Asbjørn to the position of DataPath Senior Director and Head of Sales, Europe. Asbjørn will be responsible for sales and customer development for the company's satellite and wireless communications products and systems and secure communications software. Asbjørn comes to DataPath after serving as the chief sales officer, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for the Bullit…