Anokiwave, Inc. today announced the appointment of Bryan Ingram and Michael T. Murphy to its Board of Directors. Expanding to nine directors is one of several strategic investments Anokiwave is making to achieve its aggressive growth objectives according to the company. 

ViaLite Communications has appointed John Meyers as APAC Sales Manager. This new role sees the company’s expansion with the addition of a dedicated Manager for the APAC region; supporting the business’s growth in this area.

The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has announced that Bob Potter of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has been appointed a Director of the group. Bob joins existing directors Andreas Voigt of Eutelsat and Mark Steel of Inmarsat, led by recently appointed Managing Director, Helen Weedon.

Astrocast has appointed Corry Brennan as Head of Global Sales. Brennan spent the last 7 years at Globalstar as M2M and IoT Sales Manager for EMEA.

Globecast has announced that Denis Genevois and Olivier Zankel are moving into new marketing roles. Genevois, who joined Globecast in 2001, is now VP Marketing Group and Zankel, who joined Globecast in 2011, is now VP Communications Group. They will both report to Philippe Bernard, CEO, Globecast, with the two also now sitting on the Executive Committee. They replace Juliet Walker who has moved to take up a role at parent company Orange Business Services.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the election of two new members to its Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning April 1, 2020: Jay LaPrise, Senior Vice President, Global Transmission Operations, Encompass Digital Media and Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer & President EMEA, AXESS Networks.

In addition, the election returned one board member for a second term:

Dr. Peter Guggenbach, the long-standing Head of RUAG Space, has decided to leave RUAG and take up a new professional challenge. Luis De Léon Chardel will assume responsibility on an interim basis for the Space segment as of June.

Thales Alenia Space has appointed Christophe Valorge as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), effective on May 1st, 2020. He succeeds to Patrick Mauté who will be retiring.

RBC Signals, the leading provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, announced today the Karman Project selected CEO Christopher Richins to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Karman Fellowship Program.