Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Eng. Abdulaziz S. Alfarraj, CEO of  NSG Geospatial Services on their company's geospatial capabilities. With over 24 years of experience in leadership roles within the geospatial and technology sectors, Abdulaziz S. Alfarraj has been at the forefront of advancing Saudi Arabia’s capabilities in Geospatial, Earth Observation, and Remote Sensing technologies. Throughout his distinguished career, which spans key positions at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Interior, and currently NSG Geospatial Services (previously Taqnia ETS), Alfarraj has consistently leveraged the potential of geospatial technologies to drive product localization and spearhead national development in this critical technological field.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Interview with Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Hammadi, Executive Director of Sales at satellite operator Es’hailSat. We focused our discussion on the VSAT services,  Excerpts of the interview follows:

SWISSto12,  a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio-frequency products, has announced the appointment of Fredrik Gustavsson as its new Chief Financial and Strategy Officer (CFSO). This news follows the announcement of Steve Collar joining SWISSto12’s Board of Directors as Chairman.

Atheras Analytics SAS has appointed David Gibbons as CEO. As the company transitions from its start-up phase and moves into commercial delivery of its unique and highly innovative AI-based SaaS-delivered software tools, David will take charge of the go-to-market strategy and spearhead the commercial strategy of the business.

Neo Space Group (NSG), a PIF company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, today announced the appointment of Mr. Aurélien Fougerard as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). His appointment marks a key addition to NSG’s growing world-class leadership team, reinforcing the company’s position as a national champion in the Kingdom’s dynamic space and satellite ecosystem according to the company. 

Effective April 1st, 2025, iKO Media Group (iKOMG)  announced the appointment of Fancesco Cataldo, a distinguished industry expert, as its new Chairman. Cataldo brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in broadcasting, media, and telecommunications. His background includes executive roles such as Deputy CCO and other commercial and operational roles in Eutelsat. Satellite Markets and Research spoke to Cataldo on his new role.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

Arianespace announced the appointment of Olivier Ricouart as Chief Technical Officer, starting May 1, 2025. He also joins the company’s Executive Committee.

Rivada Space Networks has expanded its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) team with the appointment of Mustafa Afifi as Sales Director for the Middle East region. Afifi will focus on sectors including Telcos, Regional Satellite Operators and Satellite Resellers/Integrators, providing the most demanding enterprise and government customers with Rivada’s highly secure, high-bandwidth, global connectivity network.

Axiom Space, announced today the appointment of Tejpaul Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer. Bhatia takes over after serving as Chief Revenue Officer for the company over the past four years and replaces previous CEO, Executive Chairman, and Co-founder Dr. Kam Ghaffarian. Ghaffarian will continue as Executive Chairman of Axiom Space.Since joining Axiom Space in 2021, Bhatia has pioneered landmark deals and missions, notably leading the industry’s first-ever sovereign government purchases of commercial human spaceflight missions to the International Space Station, including the groundbreaking Axiom Mission-1 (Ax-1) through Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4). He also oversaw high-impact, cross-industry collaborations, such as partnering with Prada on NASA-awarded, next-generation spacesuits for the Artemis III lunar mission, and with Nokia to integrate high-speed cellular connectivity into the lunar exploration spacesuits — establishing Axiom Space’s position as a leading innovator and commercial integrator for human space exploration.

Space consulting and market intelligence firm Novaspace has unveiled a new offering: the Major Space Programs Tracker. This report debuts with a spotlight on a defining trend across the global space industry—an accelerating shift toward iterative tranche—and layer-based satellite deployment strategies.