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The President of APSCC is the Chief Executive Officer
of APSCC. Members elect the President
for a two-year term, which is renewable
once. As the main representative of
APSCC, the President holds the authority
and responsibility for implementing
the directions and guidelines set by
the Constitution and the Council, in
consultation with the Board of Directors,
Vice Presidents and Executive Director.
Founding president Dr. Seon J. Chung
served for two terms from 1994 to 1998.
Dr. Chung is the former President of
Electronics and Telecommunications Research
Institute of Korea and President of
Korea Society of Space Technology. The
third and fourth presidential terms
were served by Mr. Yasuo Otaki, Advisor
of Telecom Engineering Center of Japan
and former Executive Vice President
of Space Communications Corporation.
He was in office from 1999 to 2002.
From 2003 to 2006, Dr. Eui K.
Koh, President of ASA Techonologies,
had served APSCC as the fifth and sixth
President. The three people will continue
to work with APSCC as members
of the Advisory Board.
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At the 2008 APSCC Council and Plenary meeting
held on September 24, 2008, Dr. Nongluck Phinaintisart
(President, THAICOM) was
re-elected as the new APSCC President.
Dr. Nongluck Phinainitisart, has been the President
of THAICOM since November 2000.
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She received her Doctorate Degree in Electrical
Engineering from Chulalongkorn University and her
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Missouri, USA. With more than more
than 20 years of experience in Telecommunications,
Satellite, and Mobile businesses, she is within
Shin Satellite since 1991.
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The Executive Director (formerly known as the
Secretary General) is a full-time administration officer in charge
of the APSCC Secretariat. The Executive Director is appointed for
a renewable four year-term. The Executive Director must be from
the country hosting the Secretariat (currently South Korea), and
is appointed by the President. Appointment is approved by the Council.
The Executive Director works from APSCC headquarters, and is responsible
for the management and daily operation of APSCC according to the
directions set by the Council.
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The Advisory Board consists of distinguished experts in satellite
and space related industries. On request, the Board advises the
President on matters regarding the direction of APSCC operation.
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Mr. Yasuo Otaki
Special Advisor
Panasonic System Solutions Engineering Co., Ltd
Japan
Former President of APSCC (1999-2002)
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After graduating from Tohoku University in
1959, Mr. Otaki joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
(MPT), Japan, where he held a number of positions. In 1987 he
became Director-General of the Radio Department of the Telecommunications
Bureau. He was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Communications
Policy Bureau in 1988 and Director-General of the Broadcasting
Bureau in 1989. After thirty-one years at MPT, Mr. Otaki left
to take up various posts at Mitsubishi Corporation and Space Communications
Corporation (SCC), where he was named Executive Vice President
in1993. After retiring from SCC in 1998 Mr. Otaki was appointed
President of MKK (Radio Equipment Inspection and Certification
Institute), now Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC). In April 2000,
he was appointed President of Japan Telecommunications Engineering
and Consulting Service (JTEC).
Mr. Otaki has worked in Geneva as a CCIR Counsellor/Engineer
of the International Telecommunication Union and been awarded
the Avant-Garde Award of the IEEE. After serving at APSCC as Executive
Director since 1994, he was elected as the 3rd President of the
APSCC in November 1998. He retired from the office at the end
of his term but continues to serve as Advisor to APSCC.
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Dr. Eui
K. Koh
President
JB
Technologies
USA
Former
President of APSCC (2003-2006)
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Eui K. Koh is President of Protostar Asia, a
DTH focused satellite operator in Asia-Pacific region.
He served APSCC (Asia -Pacific Satellite Communications
Council) as Chairman of Boards and President from
2003 to 2006. Prior to this post, Dr Koh was Vice
President for Asia Pacific region for New Skies
Satellites NV, based in Singapore. He has
been recently appointed as Eminent Person on the
ITU High Level Panel on Emergency Communications
in December 2007. Dr. Koh has more than 30
years experience in telecommunications industry.
Prior to joining New Skies Satellites, Dr.
Koh was Managing Director, Intelsat Asia Pacific
and he was responsible for sales, marketing and
business development in the region for Intelsat,
a global satellite operator headquartered in Washington
D.C. in USA.
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Mr. G Madhavan
Nair
Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
Chairman, Space Commission
Secretary, Department of Space
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Sri G Madhavan Nair, a leading technologist in
the field of Space Research, is the Chairman of Indian Space Research
Organisation and Secretary of the Department of Space for the
Government of India. He has also been the Chairman for the Space
Commission - the Apex policymaking body - since 2003.
Sri Madhavan Nair graduated from the Kerala University in 1966
with a degree in Engineering, and joined Thumba Equatorial Rocket
Launching Station (TERLS) in 1967. He was closely associated with
the development of the first Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle -
SLV-3. Later, as Project Director, he led the development of India's
first operational launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV). He was Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Center from
1995-99. From 1999 until he took over his present position, he
was the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), Thiru-vananthapuram.
His awards and honors include the Om Prakash Bhasin Award; Swadeshi
Sastra Puraskar Award; FIE Foundation Award and Vikram Sarabhai
Memorial Gold Medal of the Indian Science Congress. In 1988, the
Government of India awarded him the "Padma Bhushan"
in recognition of his services to the country and society.
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Mr. Romain
Bausch
President
and CEO
SES
Luxembourg
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Romain Bausch is the President and CEO of SES. He also serves
as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of SES Americom and SES
Astra and leads SES Americom together
with the members of the Management
Commiittee. He also functions as
the Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Directors for AsiaSat and Nordic
Satellite AB, as well as serving
on the Board of Directors for Satlynx.
Before joining SES in 1995, Mr.
Bausch held serveral executive positions
in both commercial and government
capacities, including posts at SES/Astra,
the Luxembourg Ministry of France,
the National Society of Credits
and Investments, the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise
de Telediffusion, and the International
Bank of Luxembourg. Mr. Bausch earned
an M.A. in Economics and Business
Administration from the University
of Nancy, France.
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David W. Thompson
Chairman and CEO
Orbital Sciences Corp.
USA
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David Thompson has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Orbital Sciences Corporation since co-founding the company
in 1982. Orbital is one of America's leading space-related R&D
and manufacturing companies. Before starting Orbital, Mr. Thompson
was Special Assistant to the President of Hughes Aircraft Company's
Missile Systems Group and was a project manager and engineer on
advanced rocket engines at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
As a result of his work at Orbital, he was awarded the National
Medal of Technology by President George H.W. Bush for his leadership
of the company's Pegasus launch vehicle team. He has also received
several other awards and honors.He holds a B.S. from MIT, an M.S.
from CalTech, and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Mr.
Richard E. Butler
President
AsiaSpace Ltd.
Australia |
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Mr. Richard Butler was former Secretary-General
of the International Telecommunication Union (1983-1989) - previously
Deputy Secretary General (1968-1982) where he was acclaimed for
his policy insights and effective leadership.
Mr. Butler has been a leading pioneer in seeking
understanding of the importance of the communications infrastructure
to national economic efficiency and social development. He continues
to be active in many fields including policy research, telecommunication
reforms and new applications, and activities for the spectrum
and new satellite and terrestrial wireless systems development.
The most senior Australian in the United Nations
system, and the only one to be elected to Head a Specialised Agency,
Mr. Butler has worked with many international bodies. He was A
Founding Advisor in the establishment of APSCC and has been appointed
to the boards of several other bodies, including Pacific Telecommunications
Council, Hawaii, SkyStation and AsiaSpace Ltd.
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C.
Patrick Dewitt
Chief Executive Officer
Space Systems/Loral
Vice President
Loral Space & Communications
USA
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C. Patrick DeWitt is Chief Executive Officer
of Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the leading provider
of high-power commercial communications satellite
systems and services. He is also Vice President
of parent company, Loral Space & Communications
(NASDAQ: LORL).
Mr. DeWitt has held management positions at SS/L
and its predecessor companies for 35 years. He was
named Executive Vice President in 1996 and became
President of the company in 1999.
As President, Mr. DeWitt guided SS/L through
a severe market slowdown and through careful planning
and efficiency implementation, he brought the company
back to the top of its industry to resume its place
as the premier satellite manufacturer that it is
today. In February 2007, Mr. DeWitt was named
Satellite Executive of the Year by “Via Satellite”
magazine for his achievements in 2006.
Previously, as Executive Vice President, Mr.
DeWitt was responsible for finance, information
systems, procurement, facilities, and human resources.
He joined the Western Development Labs of
Ford Aerospace in 1973 as a financial analyst, and
held various financial management positions until
he was named Controller of Ford’s Space Systems
Division in 1988. Two years later, after Loral purchased
the division, he was named Vice President of Finance
for SS/L, with responsibility for all major financial
and accounting operations.
Mr. DeWitt earned his Bachelor of Science degree
in business administration from San Jose State University
in 1974. He completed graduate work in business
at the University of Santa Clara.
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Auditor
At the 2008 APSCC Council and Plenary joint meeting
held on September 24, 2008 during the APSCC 2008
Satellite Conference & Exhibition in Jeju, Korea,
FINE Management & Accounting Corporation has
been appointed as the official auditor of APSCC,
in accordance with the APSCC Constitution Article
10. J. FINE which was established in Feb.1999
is an newly emerging Accounting Firm aiming to provide
integrated management and financial services.
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Committee) consists of ten members. The President nominates candidates
for the Board for approval by the Council. The Board of Directors
is responsible for assisting the President in deciding on APSCC
directions and operation plans on the assigned area based upon opinions
from the Council and APSCC members. Informal Board of Directors
Meetings shall convene via teleconferencing as needed. Formal meetings
shall convene annually.
The eleven members pictured below were appointed for 2007-2008.
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David
Ball
Regional
Vice President Asia-Pacific
Intelsat
Corporation
Singapore
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David is the Regional Vice President
Asia-Pacific for Intelsat and is
responsible for the management of
Intelsat’s sales and marketing
activities throughout the Asia Pacific
region, overseeing the sales offices
in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul,
Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. David
joined Intelsat in 2006 following
the merger between PanAmSat and
Intelsat. David had
worked for PanAmSat since 1995 and
held a variety of positions in sales,
engineering and space systems development.
David also spent three years
at the PanAmSat headquarters in
the United States before returning
to Australia in late 2001. He
was appointed to the position of
Vice President Asia-Pacific for
PanAmSat in January 2003.
David holds a Bachelor of Engineering
degree (Communications Engineering)
from the Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology and a Graduate Diploma
in Business Management from Deakin
University. Prior to
joining PanAmSat, David served as
a commissioned officer in the Royal
Australian Air Force, specializing
in communications system management.u
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Thomas
A. Carroll (TC)
Vice President, Asia-Pacific
International
Launch Services, Inc.
USA
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TC’s interest in satellites
began in the mid-1960s, when his
father was assigned to STRATCOM
(US Army Strategic Communications),
implementing the satellite communications
structure for the South Pacific.
As a second-generation satellite
executive, TC started his career
with a ground systems manufacturer,
then moved to positions with satellite
operators of GEO and LEO constellations.
Since 2000, he has been fortunate
to be part of the satellite launch
services segment of the industry
with International Launch Services.
His current sales and
marketing assignments include Asia,
Middle East, Southern Pacific and
Canada. TC holds a bachelor of science
degree from George Mason University
and an MBA from University of Mary
Washington.
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Richard Bowles
Director
Arianespace Inc.
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Richard Bowles joined Arianespace in 1986 and
was responsible for sales in Turkey and Canada,
which grew to include India and South East Asia.
From 1996 to present, he has served as the Director,
Asean of Arianespace Singapore Representative Office.
He was responsible for the signing of first Satellite
Launch Contract for Arianespace in SE Asia with
Shinawatra, Thailand. Since then, many launch contracts
have been signed for Arianespace for customers in
the region. Richard received his graduate engineer
training with Rolls Royce Aero Engine and Loughborough
University of Technology, where he worked on manufacturing
methods and production organization of aero engine
manufacturing.
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Cynthia
Dickins
Senior
Vice President Market Development, Asia
SES
WORLD SKIES
Singapore
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Cynthia Dickins is Senior Vice President of Market
Development for Asia for SES NEW SKIES, a wholly-owned
company of SES. Cynthia joined the group in
1997, as Managing Director of GE Americom Asia Pacific.
Following the formation of SES through the merger
of GE Americom and SES ASTRA, Ms. Dickins became
Vice President of International Sales for SES AMERICOM.
In 2003, she was promoted to Senior Vice President
for SES’ Corporate Regional Development group,
before transferring to SES NEW SKIES in 2008.
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Hideki
(Eddie) Kato
Senior
Vice
President, Asia Pacific Region
Thales
Alenia Space
China
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Eddie Kato serves as Vice President and General
Manager of Asia Pacific Region at Thales Alenia
Space (former Alcatel Alenia Space). Based in Beijing,
China, he is responsible for managing a team to
market and sell satellites and space solution businesses
for the entire Asia Pacific Regional market. Eddie
has long experiences in various satellite business
fields. Before joining Alcatel, he worked for Orbital
Sciences Corporation between 1998 and 2006 as Vice
President of Business Development for communications
satellite business unit. He led all the marketing
and business development activities of communications
satellite sales world-wide. Before Orbital, he worked
at General Electric (GE) Company’s aerospace group
and its successor, Lockheed Martin Corporation,
as Director of Marketing between 1991 and 1998.
He was responsible for Japan and Indian markets
under this capacity.
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Yeong Mo Kwon
Managing
Director
KT
Corporation
Korea
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Mr. Yeong Mo Kwon is currently serving as Assistant
Vice President of the International & Satellite
Telecommunications Department at KT Corp., Korea’s
largest telecommunications company.
He has over 20 years of experiences in the satellite
business area in KT. He has been internationally
renowned in the field of satellite frequency coordination
for many years. His recent job was the Assistant
Vice President of Satellite Operation Center at
KT Corp. Since his appointment to the current position
in December 2007, he has been in charge of International/Satellite
network planning & management, overseeing various
operations such as satellite services as well as
submarine cable network.
He started his professional career at KT after
graduating from the Yeung Nam University with Bachelor’s
degree. He also obtained a MBA degree in Maryland
University, USA.
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Yutaka
Nagai
Senior Executive Vice President
SKY Perfect JSAT
Japan |
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Yutaka Nagai is senior executive vice president
of SKY Perfect JSAT. He is also the Board Director
of SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. He started his
carrier at NTT in 1971 and was engaged in research
and development work for satellite communications
system. In 1986, he joined JCSAT, and has more than
22 years experience as a specialist in the satellite
business.
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Yousuf Al Sayed
CEO
Thuraya
Satellite Communications Company
UAE
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Yousuf Al Sayed joined the project to establish
Thuraya in 1995, when he was appointed as a leading
negotiations and project contracting with major
satellite manufacturers, as well as in the management
of key technical and regulatory aspects of the project.
Mr. Al Sayed was appointed as Thuraya's CEO in 1998.
Mr. Al Sayed has been driving the design, development,
promotion, launch and commercial operations of Thuraya's
mobile satellite system. Mr. Al Sayed began his
telecommunications career with Cable & Wireless.
In 1998, he joined Etisalat and has held various
engineering management positions, including Chief
Engineer Transmission and Chief Engineer Satellite
Network. Mr. Al Sayed holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Titus
Yong
Head
of Satellite
Singapore
Telecommunications Ltd.
Singapore
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Titus Yong was appointed Head of Satellite on
1 April 2006. He oversees the fixed and mobile satellite
business and infrastructure in SingTel. Prior to
this, he was the Senior Director of Corporate Business
Marketing and was responsible for the global marketing
of B2B solutions. He also helped the Corporate Business
Group implement various strategic initiatives such
as building a pan-Asian network of managed hosting
data centers. Before joining SingTel, Titus spent
7 years in the ICT industry and held specialist
and management positions in leading MNCs.
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Ramesh
Ramaswamy
Assistant Vice Presdent
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Ramesh
Ramaswamy is assistant vice president of marketing
in the International Division at Hughes. In this
capacity he is responsible for the strategic development
of products and services to be offered by Hughes
in the international market. Mr. Ramaswamy began
his career at Hughes in 1986 as a software engineer
and was one of the original designers of the VSAT
satellite product line. Prior to his current position,
Mr. Ramaswamy was assistant vice president and general
manager of the Asia/Pacific Region, responsible
for business development and profit and loss for
the region. Previously, he was responsible for business
development in the Middle East/Africa region and
before that, was responsible for program management
including installation of and technical support
to VSAT systems around the world.
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William Wade
Deputy CEO
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
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Bill Wade has been an Executive Director and
the Deputy CEO of AisaSat since May 1996. In early
1992, he joined Hutchison Whampoa as Director of
Business Development for Pan Asian Systems. Later
he was seconded to AsiaSat to serve as Deputy CEO.
After AsiaSat's flotation in 1996, Bill permanently
joined AsiaSat where in addition to his present
position he serves as Director on the Board of the
listed company, Asia Satellite Telecommunications
Holdings Limited. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and
holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Communications
from the University of Utah, and a Masters of International
Management from the Garvin School of International
Management (Thunderbird).
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Anthony
Colucci
Vice
President
Space
Systems / Loral
USA
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Anthony Colucci is a vice president of marketing
and sales for Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the leader
in high power commercial satellites. He is responsible
for the marketing and sales of the company’s communications
satellites and systems in Asia, the Pacific, and
the Middle East, and assists customers in starting
and building satellite businesses. Mr. Colucci has
more than 20 years experience in satellites and
space. Prior to joining SS/L, Mr. Colucci spent
10 years with Hughes Space and Communications (now
Boeing Satellite Systems). His work there included
dealings with U.S. and overseas commercial and government
agencies, while he served in various business development
and management positions. Before he joined Hughes,
he was a member of the technical staff of Rockwell
International Corporation’s satellite systems division.
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for leading ad hoc committees based upon assignment from the Board
of Directors and the President. Vice Presidents are chosen from
among the Council or APSCC members. They are nominated by the President
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Conferences
& Publications
Naoakira Kamiya
Managing
Director
Satellite
System Research Institute
Japan
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Naoakira Kamiya has been the Managing Director
of the Satellite System Research Institute in Tokyo,
Japan since 2000. Presently, he is active as a satellite
system consultant and researcher. He is also a contributing
editor for B-MAGA (Broadcast & Broadband Magazine)
and FDI (Full Digital Innovation Magazine). Previously
from 1993 to 1999, he was the General Manager of
Satellite Procurement Office at JSAT Corporation.
Before 1993, he held several managerial positions
at Satellite Japan Corporation, Sumitomo-COMSAT
Joint Operation Center, and Sumitomo Corporation.
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External
Relations & Membership
Gregg Daffner
President
G3
Global Communications
Hong
Kong
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Gregg Daffner is the President
of G3 Global Communications Consulting
a communications consultancy. Gregg
is also the co-founder of Asia Broadcast
Satellite (ABS) with 20 years of
experience in business, regulatory
and strategic development satellite
issues. Gregg was a founding
member of Lockheed Martin Intersputnik
which he and a group of investor
later purchased to create ABS. From
1992 through 1996, Gregg was the
Vice President for Market Development
and Regulatory Affairs for PanAmSat.
Gregg debuted his satellite career
as Director of International Policy
for the National Telecommunications
& Information Administration,
an agency within the U.S. Department
of Commerce. Gregg was a Founding
Executive Board Member of the APSCC.
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Regulatory
Affairs
Pramook Chaiwongwutthikul
Vice
President
THAICOM
Thailand
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Pramook Chaiwongwutthikul is the Vice President
– Satellite Engineering & Operation at THAICOM
Public Co., Ltd. He joined THAICOM is 1993. In this
position, Pramook oversees the work in the area
of the satellite engineering & operation, regulation & frequency coordination. His early work at the Company
was in the area of satellite frequency coordination.
Later on, he was assigned to be responsible for
the work of communication engineering and satellite
operation. In 1995 Pramook was appointed as a program
manager of Thaicom-5.
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Technical
Reserach & Development
Ken Betaharon
Chief
Technology Officer
Asia
Broadcast Satellite (ABS)
Hong
Kong
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Ken Betaharon is the Chief Technology Officer
of ABS and is currently heading
up the procurement for the ABS-2
satellite Program, including spacecraft
development and planning, as well
as satellite payload operations,
regulatory and strategic development.
Ken has over 30 years experience
in the satellite industry, in disciplines
including spacecraft design, development,
procurement and operations.
Prior to joining ABS, Ken was
the Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer for Intelsat.
During his tenure at Intelsat he
was involved in all aspects of satellite
communications with responsibility
in the procurement of over forty
(40) satellites, several large business
development activities, R&D
efforts, ITU related activities
and filings, system planning and
satellite deployment strategies,
communications engineering, products
and services development, and the
establishment of the Intelsat terrestrial
infrastructure after Intelsat privatization.
Ken has also spent over nine
years at Comsat Laboratories developing
space as well as ground segment
hardware, satellite communications
system analysis and measurements.
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Spectrum Committee
| The APSCC Spectrum Committee has been organized at the 2009
Q2 APSCC Board of Directors meeting
in Singapore.
The Spectrum Committee aims to exchange
the ideas on the spectrum as well
as the regulatory issues in the
Asia-Pacific region, and to designate
the right direction and to do proper
actions in time on behalf of the
APSCC
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Regulatory
Affairs
Pramook Chaiwongwutthikul
Vice
President
THAICOM
Thailand
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Pramook Chaiwongwutthikul is the Vice President
– Satellite Engineering & Operation at THAICOM
Public Co., Ltd. He joined THAICOM is 1993. In this
position, Pramook oversees the work in the area
of the satellite engineering & operation, regulation & frequency coordination. His early work at the Company
was in the area of satellite frequency coordination.
Later on, he was assigned to be responsible for
the work of communication engineering and satellite
operation. In 1995 Pramook was appointed as a program
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Ali
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Senior
Vice President
MEASAT
Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
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Dr. Ali R. Ebadi is the Senior
Vice President – Space Systems Development
of MEASAT. He joint MEASAT
in 1991. He has a PhD Degree
in Electrical Engineering, and has
more than 20 years experience in
the field of Radio Engineering and
Satellite Communications besides
being actively involved in ITU’s
activities. Currently, he
is Chairman of the Radio Regulations
Board of ITU.
Prior to working with MEASAT,
he was a full-time lecturer for
5 years at Universiti Teknologi
Mara (UiTM) and a part-time lecturer
for 2 years at the University of
Malaya.
He is member of the Institution
Engineer of Australia (IE Aust)
as Chartered Professional Engineer,
member of the The Institution of
Engineering and Technology (EIT)
UK as Chartered Engineer and member
of the Malaysian Institute of Engineer
(IEM).
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Anthony
Baker
Vice
President
SES
WORLD SKIES
UK
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Anthony Baker has over 20 years
experience is the satellite industry
working for the government, and
commercial satellite operators.
Latterly, he has been with
SES World Skies for 10 years working
as Vice President of Spectrum Development
& Satellite Programs responsible
for spectrum acquisition, satellite
program monitoring, transitioning
of customer services to new satellites
as well assupport to market development.
Previous experience is with
AsiaSat, NATO and the UK regulator,
OFCOM.
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Roger Tong
General
Manager
AsiaSat
Hong
Kong
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Roger Tong, General Manager,
Engineering, has over 21 years'
experience in the satellite and
telecommunications industry and
has worked in Canada, Mainland China
and Hong Kong. Mr. Tong has held
various senior management positions
at COM DEV International, Allen
Telecom Corporation and Mark IV
Industries. Prior to joining AsiaSat
in March 2008, Mr. Tong was the
Technical Consultant to Telesat
Canada where he was responsible
for various satellite programmes.
Mr. Tong holds a Bachelor's degree
in Computer Engineering and a Master's
degree in Engineering from the McMaster
University, Canada and a MBA degree
from the Wilfrid Laurier University
in Canada.
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Kevin
Seow
Director
SES WORLD SKIES
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Kevin Seow is Director of Space
Development for SES WORLD SKIES,
a wholly-owned company of SES, the
world’s premier satellite group.
He joined SES WORLD SKIES in November
2002 and is responsible for spectrum
management and ITU related activities
with focus on orbital assignment
and spectrum utilization issues
and proceedings. Prior to joining
SES WORLD SKIES, he was Senior Engineer
at MEASAT Satellite Systems based
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mr. Seow earned his bachelor’s
degree in Engineering from McMaster’s
University in Hamilton, Ontario
(Canada). He is married with three
children.
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Eddy Setiawan
Senior
Manager
PT.
Pasifik Satellite Nusantara / ACeS
Indonesia
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Eddy Setiawan is Senior Manager
of Regulatory Affairs for PT. Pasifik
Satelit Nusantara / ACeS, Jakarta,
Indonesia. Mr. Setiawan has held
senior engineering management positions
at TELKOM and TELKOMVision. Prior
to joining PSN/ACeS in 2007, he
was Principal engineer on satellite
service of TELKOM R&D Center.
Mr. Setiawan is Secretary General
of Indoensian Satellite Association
(ASSI), APG2012 Chairman of WRC-12
agenda item 1.25 and APG2012 Rapporteur
for WP4C ITU-R.
Mr. Setiawan holds a Bachelor's
degree in Electrical Engineering
from ISTN, Indonesia and Mastere
Specialisee on Aeronautic and Space
Engineering from ENSAE Supaero,
France.
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