Atlanta, Georgia, January 14, 2014 – Encompass Government Solutions, a division of Encompass Digital Media, announced today that O’Brian McKinley has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development. McKinley will concentrate on developing and expanding the company’s relationships within the government sector. McKinley will be based in Atlanta but will primarily work in Washington, D.C. to assist senior government and DoD clients realize new opportunities and solutions.
Washington, D.C. January 14, 2014-The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the election of its 2014 Executive Committee. The SIA Board of Directors elected Bill Weller of Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to serve as Chairman for the coming year, joined by Stacy Fuller of DIRECTV, as Vice Chairman, and Jennifer Manner of EchoStar, as Treasurer.
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, January 13, 2014 –ITS Electronics Inc., announced today it has named Edward DiCarlo as Senior Vice President, Business Development. In this role, he will oversee sales, business development and marketing worldwide.
Wilmington, Delaware, January 8, 2014 – NSR today announced the appointment of Prashant Butani to the position of Senior Analyst. Based in Mumbai, India, Butani will serve as a regional and applications expert on satellite communications for NSR.
Herndon, VA, December 30, 2013 – Andrew Ruszkowski has been named Chief Commercial Officer at XTAR, LLC, a provider of satellite capacity to U.S. and Allied governments in the X-band frequency. In the newly created position, Ruszkowski will continue to support XTAR’s fleet development to sustain current and anticipated government and military requirements, including working with the Department of Defense to assist its acquisition and procurement of commercial satellite communications.
Dulles, Virginia, December 23, 2014--Orbital Sciences Corporation today announced that Mr. Tom McCabe will join the company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 6, 2014.
Bethesda, Md., December 18, 2013-- Lockheed Martin has appointed Lt. Gen. (Ret) Michael A. Hamel as President of Commercial Ventures, a major line of business within Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC). Hamel reports to Rick F. Ambrose, Executive Vice President of LMSSC.
El Segundo, Calif., December 9, 2013--Boeing announced the re-assignment to new positions of four executives in its Space & Intelligence Systems (S&IS) business. Jim Simpson replaces Steve O’Neill, who is retiring, as vice president of Commercial Satellite Systems, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International, and president of Boeing Commercial Satellite Services. He will oversee all Boeing commercial satellites, ground systems, and services.