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SES Announces Appointment of New CFO

Lisa Pataki.jpgBetzdorf, Luxembourg, June 6, 2025 – SES today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Elisabeth (Lisa) Pataki as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 16 June 2025. Lisa is a progressive finance executive with over 20 years of experience at various publicly listed multi-national aerospace and defence companies with strong background in company transformation and investment strategies. She will succeed Sandeep Jalan who has been SES’s CFO since May 2020. 

 

Vislink Appoints William J. Bender, USAF, Lt Gen (Ret), to its Board of Directors

Bender-Bill_IMG4.jpgMt. Olive, New Jersey-June 2, 2025 - Vislink Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: VISL),today announced the appointment of William J. Bender, USAF, Lt Gen (Ret) to its Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2025.

 

 

Interviews with Key Industry Executives at the Satellite Asia 2025 in Singapore

Singapore, June 2, 2025--At the Satellite Asia show in Singapore, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with various satellite industry executuves including  Amelia Liu, Co-Founder and COO of  StarWin and Hagay Katz, Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Gilat Satellite Networks.

 

Interview with Hagay Katz, Chief Product and Marketing Officer-Gilat Satellite Networks

Singapore,  June 2, 2025--At the Satellite Asia 2025 show in Singapore, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Hagay Katz, Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Gilat Satellite Networks.  Click her to view the video.

 

Interview with Amelia Liu, Co-Founder and COO of StarWin

Singapore,  May 29, 2025--At the Satellite Asia 2025 show in Singapore., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Amelia Liu, Co-Founder and COO of  StarWin.  Click here to view the video.

 

Interview with Joakim Espeland, CEO and Co-Founder of Quadsat

Dubai, UAE, May 15, 2025--At the SATExpo 2025 show in Dubai, UAE, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Joakim Espeland, Co-Founder and CEO of Quadsat.  Click her to view the video.

 

Interview with Shmulik Koren, Co-Founder and CEO-iKO Media Group

Dubai, UAE, May 15, 2025--At the SATExpo 2025 show in Dubai, UAE, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Shmulik Koren, Co-Founder and CEO of iKO Media Group.  Click her to view the video.

 

Interview with Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Hammadi, Executive Director-Sales-Es’hailSat

Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Hammadi.jpgDoha, Qatar, May 12, 2025 - 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:

 

 

Interview with Eng. Abdulaziz Alfarraj, CEO of NSG Geospatial Services

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 12, 2025--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. Excerpts of the interview follows:

SWISSto12 appoints Fredrik Gustavsson as Chief Financial and Strategy Officer

Fredrik Gustavsson.jpgRenens, Switzerland, May 8, 2025 - 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.