Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (WBK)  announced that C. Sean Spivey is joining the firm as a Partner in the Washington, DC, office. Sean comes to WBK after serving in several senior roles in government at both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Crest Hill Advisors LLC announced that Ken Turner, a trained engineer and technology policy expert who spent more than 35 years working on spectrum matters in the Department of Defense, has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. 

Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics has appointed Atle Wøllo as its new CEO. Wøllo is replacing Žilvinas Kvedaravičius, who became interim CEO last year, following the departure of co-founder and former CEO Vytenis J. Buzas in 2023.

To shed light on the growing market for satellite connectivity solutions in the energy market, Satellite Markets and Research caught up with with Hamad Al-Mannai Vice President-Commercial of Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat. Excerpts of the interview follows:

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a provider of satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that Nicole Robinson has been appointed as President of DataPath.

/PRNewswire/ -- LightRidge Solutions, a leading provider of U.S. space and defense technologies, has appointed Lorin Hattrup as president and general manager of the company's Trident Systems (Trident) business unit. The addition of Lorin and his extensive operations experience will bolster LightRidge and Trident's efforts in expanding their infrastructure, facilities, workforce, leadership, and capabilities to meet rapidly growing customer demand across the space and defense arenas.

Viktor Bremer has worked at Ovzon since 2021, most recently in the position as Group Finance Manager. During these years, he has had a central role in Ovzon’s enterprise wide finance function. Viktor has extensive experience from central finance functions, including positions as Financial, Business, Treasury Controller and Interim CFO at both listed and unlisted companies.

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) announced today that Kevin Steen has been appointed by the Eutelsat America Corp. (EAC) Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO of EAC. He will also continue his existing role as President and CEO of OneWeb Technologies (OWT). EAC and OWT completed their combination earlier this year and will go to market as a single EAC entity.

Satellite operator Agility Beyond Space (ABS) announce the appointment of Mark Rigolle as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 29, 2024.

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