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EXECUTIVE MOVESBack to Contents14New Skies’ Daniel S. Goldberg Movesto Telesat as President and CEODan GoldbergOTTAWA, Ontario — TelesatCanada and its shareholder BCEInc. has named Daniel S.Goldberg as its president andCEO. Goldberg, formerlypresident and CEO of SES NewSkies, succeeds Larry Boisvertwho has decided to retire afternearly 34 years of service, thelast 13 years as president andCEO.Goldberg, a graduate of the Harvard Law School, has beenworking in the communications sector for the past 15 years andin satellite operating companies since 1998, most recently atNew Skies - an owner operator of a global satellite communicationsnetwork that provides satellite capacity and other servicesfor the transmission of video, data, internet and voice servicesto corporate and government entities around the world.During his tenure at New Skies, Goldberg led a team that took asmall start-up created through the partial privatization of anintergovernmental satellite system and built a pre-eminentglobal player in a highly competitive industry. He also helpedlaunch two successful Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) andconcluded two private sales between 2000 and 2006.Boisvert will remain a senior advisor at Telesat, on loan to BCEfor the upcoming months.EchoStar Names New President,CFO; Vogel, Han and Rayner toAssume New DutiesENGLEWOOD, Colo. — EchoStar Communications Corporationhas appointed Carl Vogel as president, overseeing day-to-dayoperations for Dish Network. Vogel will continue to serve asvice chairman of EchoStar’s board of directors.The company also announced the appointment of Bernard L.Han as chief financial officer, effective September 28, 2006,succeeding David J. Rayner who will assume the new role ofexecutive vice president in charge of the Company’s nationalinstallation and service network.Vogel has most recently focused on the company’s financial andstrategic initiatives, and will retain responsibility for them. Hereturned to EchoStar in May, 2005 after serving as president andchief executive officer of Charter Communications. Beforejoining Charter, Vogel held various senior executive positionswith companies affiliated with Liberty Media Corporation andwas responsible for portfolio investments in subscriptiontelevision, content distribution, broadband, telecommunicationsand satellite sectors worldwide.He was also chairman and CEO of Primestar and CEO ofStarChoice until each company was sold or merged with othersatellite operators. Vogel served as EchoStar’s president from1994 to 1997, and was a key member of the executive team thatcreated and launched DISH Network in 1996.Marshall Byrd Succeeds Ted Gavrilisas Head of Lockheed MartinCommercial Space SystemsNEWTOWN, Pa. — Lockheed Martin has named MarshallByrd as vice president and general manager of its CommercialSpace Systems line of business, effective September 1. Byrdsucceeds Ted Gavrilis, who is retiring after 36 years at LockheedMartin.Byrd currently serves as vice president and general manager ofLockheed Martin Michoud Operations in New Orleans. Thefacility is the focus of External Tank design and productionoperations for NASA’s Space Shuttle program. He joined thecompany in 1978 and has served in a series of progressivelyresponsible positions focusing on plant and productionoperations, manufacturing and supply chain management.Gavrilis has led Commercial Space Systems since 2000, providingexecutive leadership for the marketing, design, development,production and on-orbit delivery of satellites and relatedsystems for commercial and government customers worldwide.He joined Lockheed Martin in 1970 as a design engineer androse through a series of senior positions in engineering andmanagement.The Pennsylvania-based Commercial Space Systems buildsupon the expertise of several heritage Lockheed Martin companiesand has manufactured, launched, deployed and maintainedmore space platforms than any other company.October 2006SATMAGAZINE.COM