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SSPI Announces the 2020 “20 Under 35” List of Young Professionals to Watch

New York City, NY, September 17, 2020--The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the third annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals age 35 and under. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s virtual Future Leaders Celebration on October 6 during Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual. The 2020 “20 Under 35” list is sponsored by Hogan Lovells, Isotropic Networks, Maxar Technologies and Momentus Inc.

Momentus Appoints New President

Santa Clara, Calif., September 16, 2020-- Momentus Inc., a commercial space company providing in-space satellite transportation and infrastructure services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Kennedy as President of the company, effective September 14, 2020.

 

 

ORBCOMM Appoints Rick Ochsendorf as SVP of Customer Operations for Its North America Transportation Business

Rochele Park, NJ, Sept. 15, 2020--ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that Rick Ochsendorf has joined its executive leadership team as Senior Vice President of Customer Operations for its North America transportation business. In this role, Ochsendorf will lead ORBCOMM’s team responsible for enhancing customer relationships as well as the implementation and execution of all IoT products and services provided to North America transportation customers.

 

SSPI Names Dawn Harms of Momentus as the 2020 Mentor of the Year

New York, NY, September 10, 2020--SSPI has announced that it will present its 2020 Mentor of the Year Award to Dawn Harms, Chief Revenue Officer at Momentus Inc Dawn will be honored on October 6 at SSPI’s 15th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support and guidance she has provided to young professionals throughout her career.

 

Interview with Steve Richeson, Vice-President-Sales, Mission Microwave

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Steve Richeson, Vice-President-Sales of Mission Microwave on how their company is coping with the global pandemic and how he sees it emerging from it and key trends to watch in industry.

 

 

Interview with Bob Hansen, VP-Sales and Marketing, Terrasat Inc.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Bob Hansen, VP-Sales and Marketing, Terrasat Inc. on his distinguished career in the industry, how Terrasat is coping with the global pandemic and his views on key industries trends and opportunities moving forward.

 

 

Audio Podcast Interview with Lou Dubin, SVP Product Marketing-Comtech EF Data

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Lou Dubin, SVP Product Marketing-Comtech EF Data who gave an update on their company and products, how they are coping with the global pandemic and how he sees the key trends in the industry going forward.

 

 

Interview with Hans Massart, Head of Media and Broadcast, ST Engineering iDirect

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, September 8, 2020--To shed light on the role that satellites can play in an world increasingly dominated by Over-the-Top services, Satelltie Executive Briefing spoke with Hans Massart, Head of Media and Broadcast, ST Engineering iDirect.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

 

Globecast Americas Appoints Lou DiMauro as VP of Sales, East Coast

Los Angeles, Calif., September 82020 — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Lou DiMauro as Vice President of Sales, East Coast, effective immediately. In his new role, DiMauro will be responsible for selling Globecast media management, contribution, distribution and IP services to customers based in the US and Canada.

KebNi Appoints van der Breggen as Special Advivor to Spearhead Entry in the LEO Market

Stockholm, Sweden, September 7, 2020--Antenna supplier KebNi AB, announced the appointment of Ronald van der Breggen as special advisor to the CEO. In this role van der Breggen  will help develop KebNi's  strategy for the large opportunity that the future LEO satellite services represent.