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October 15, 2020
SmartSky Networks on Tuesday revealed that David Helfgott was named CEO. Helfgott most recently was president and CEO of Phasor, which went bankrupt in May. South Korean defense company Hanwa Systems acquired Phasor's business assets in June. Prior to Phasor, Helfgott held several senior executive roles including president and CEO of Inmarsat Government; president of…
October 14, 2020
Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) goes in a slightly different direction this week. We talk to a doctor on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Beth Healey of the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) is not part of the satellite industry, she is part of the healthcare industry working tirelessly to keep…
October 13, 2020
USSI Global last Thursday revealed that Anthony Morelli was named Chief Operating Officer (COO). Morelli will report to CEO and President David S. Christiano, and oversee daily USSI Global business operations. Additionally, he will drive global growth strategy for the Broadcast and Network Solutions, Digital Signage Solutions, and Electronic Business and Consumer Solutions divisions. Morelli…
October 9, 2020
Jordi Hereu is now president of Hispasat after the company’s board of directors approved the appointment on Oct. 8. Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), which holds 7.41% of Hispasat’s shares, proposed during an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting that Hereu take over for Rosario Martínez Manzanedo, who had held the position for about a year. Hereu…