Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it will present its 2023 Mentor of the Year Award to Debra Facktor, Head of U.S. Space Systems at Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Debra will be honored on October 18 at SSPI’s 18th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support, wisdom and guidance she has provided to young professionals and colleagues throughout her career in the industry. During the Celebration, SSPI will also honor the “20 Under 35” space and satellite professionals to watch in the coming years and present three of them with its Promise Award for outstanding achievement.

Imagine Communications has appointed seasoned media industry executive Frank Deo to the position of chief technology officer of its ad tech business. In this role, Deo will leverage his proven track record and unique insights into emerging technologies to drive the product development, operations and long-term technology strategy for Imagine’s market-leading ad tech portfolio.

/PRNewswire/ -- US Electrodynamics, Inc. (USEI), the world's largest privately owned teleport company, which recently added over $100 million in assets to expand its teleport facilities, is today announcing that it is enhancing its senior leadership to build on this recent growth and address the emerging needs of the traditional and "New Space" satellite opportunities – in both the defense and commercial markets.

At the RF Design facility and headquarters in Lorsch, Germany, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Founder and CEO Ralf Mayr, who spoke on their different product lines of RF interfacility links.

Fleet Space Technologies, one of the world’s fast-growth mineral space-tech companies, is delighted to announce Isa Notermans as its new Chief People Officer. This strategic appointment comes as the company continues to experience exponential growth following the successful completion of its Series C funding round. 

Orbex, the UK-based spaceflight company, has announced the appointment of Lesley Still as its new Chief of Spaceport Operations. This key appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the UK mainland's inaugural vertical rocket launch.

PSSI Global Services, a live event management, transmission, production and connectivity provider announced the appointment of Jonathan Levin as a project manager in the company’s Strategic Television division. 

The Space Data Association has appointed Erika Rossetto of Embratel StarOne and Lorenzo Arona of Avanti Communications as Standard Member Directors.

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Clare Bloomfield as its new Chief Policy Officer (CPO), with immediate effect.