The RUAG International Board of Directors has appointed André Wall as the new CEO. The 55 year old engineer  is currently CTO of the Spanish airline Iberia and will take over the management of RUAG International by 1 January 2021 at the latest. CFO Urs Kiener will continue to lead the company until the new CEO takes over.

Redwire announced today the hiring of Al Tadros as its Chief Growth Officer and Executive Vice President of Space Infrastructure, effective August 24. Tadros will lead Redwire’s long-term growth strategy and business development activities, positioning the company for accelerated growth and market expansion.

Speedcast Government (SCG) announced today the appointment of David Myers as incoming President and presumptive Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Moe Abutaleb, its long-standing CEO.

Maxar Technologies today announced it has hired space industry veteran Jim McClelland to lead its newly established Mission Architecture function. In this leadership position reporting to Maxar CTO Dr.

Isotropic Systems  today announced it has appointed antenna development veteran and former Phasor CTO John-Paul (JP) Szczepanik as Senior Vice President of Engineering to spearhead the engineering development of the company’s multi-beam terminal leading to commercial launch in government, aero, maritime and telco markets.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings announced today that Dan Boehle has been named as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Boehle will report directly to CEO and President Eileen P. Drake and will be based out of the corporate headquarters in El Segundo, California.

Atlanta, GA, Aug. 4, 2020 – NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) announced today the appointment of Stephen Newell as its Chief Commercial Officer.

Orbital Connect, a global VSAT service provider announced that Krasimir Terziev joined the company. Terziev will become a Managing Partner responsible for executing sales strategies for the development of the satellite services and distribution of products of the leading hardware manufacturers. 

Satellite operator Intelsat announced that Peter B. Davidson has joined the company as Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Policy. Based in the company’s McLean, Va. office, Davidson is responsible for leading the development of Intelsat’s government relations strategy globally, building relationships with individuals in the U.S.

Astroscale U.S. today announced that Carolyn Belle and Rob Staples have joined Astroscale U.S. Belle is serving as Director, Advanced Systems as of July 2020, and Staples is serving as Program Manager as of June 2020.