LYNX Technik Inc., the Americas operation of LYNX Technik AG, a global manufacturer of award-winning signal processing solutions for broadcast and ProAV announces that Abner Figuereo has joined the team as Vice President of Business Development.

ST Engineering iDirect has named Thomas Van den Driessche and Frederik Simoens to pivotal executive leadership roles following ST Engineering’s successful acquisition of Newtec Group NV.Thomas Van den Driessche has been appointed the President of the Executive Strategic Board and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Frederik Simoens has been appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer.

SEAKR^® Engineering, Inc.has appointed Kent Lietzau to lead business bevelopment for the expanding space electronics company. Lietzau will oversee growth in SEAKR's commercial, civil and government business arenas.

Pascal Wauthier, Space Operations Senior Vice President at SES, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA) an international non-profit association of satellite operators.

Denis Allard has been named General Manager of the Thales Alenia Space plant in Toulouse. He replaces Albert Cerro, who has retired.

Ross Video announced that Mary Jean McFall has recently joined the company in the new role of General Counsel. McFall will be based at the company’s Ottawa campus, with responsibility for all corporate and commercial legal activities including coordination with external legal counsel globally.

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced today the appointment of Guillaume Forbin as Chief Security Officer (CSO). Forbin will ensure that VO's content protection solutions — including CAS, DRM, and secure video player — and associated services address current and future TV piracy threats. 

Ball Aerospace announced today that Dr. Dave Kaufman has been named chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2020. Kaufman joined Ball Aerospace in 2000 as Senior Program and Capture Manager, National Security Space. Since 2013, he has served as vice president and general manager of the National Defense Strategic Business Unit, where he has made a significant impact.