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Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg, who co-founded the company in 1986 is transitioning into the newly created position as executive chairman of the company. President and COO Rick Baldridge...

For this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC), Via Satellite goes back to the Middle East to talk to Thuraya CEO Ali Al Hashemi about a variety of topics. Ali has...

Iceye announced Oct. 29 that COO and CFO Jerry Welsh will take on the role of CEO of it’s U.S. subsidiary Iceye US. Welsh joined the company in 2017 and...

In this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk with Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of Government Strategy and Policy at Inmarsat Government. Rebecca shares her myriad of interests when she...

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 Hanwha...

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...

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...

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...

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) goes back to France to talk one of the most exciting new companies in the European space sector. We talk to ThrustMe CEO and...

The Brooke Owens Fellowship revealed Wednesday, through a press release posted to their Twitter account, the introduction of the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship. This fellowship will provide Black undergraduate students...