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Yutaka Nagai

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

Japan

Yutaka Nagai is Senior Executive Vice President of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. He is also the Board Director of SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc, a parent company of SJ.
 

He started his carrier at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation in 1971 and was engaged in research and development work for satellite communications system. During his 40 years business carrier, his first involvement with satellite business was in 1986 when he joined Japan Communication Satellite Company Inc. Then he developed his carrier from satellite operation to satellite engineering, business planning and business development.

He received a Bachelor of Engineering from Tokyo University.

The Executive Director is a full-time, administration officer in charge of APSCC Secretariat, and is appointed for a four (4)-year term which may be renewed. The Executive Director is appointed from the country hosting the Secretariat. The Executive Director is responsible for the operations of the Secretariat according to the directions and guidelines set forth by the President and the Board of Directors..

Dr. Seong Joong Kim is a veteran in the satellite industry with over 30 years of professional experience.  Prior to joining APSCC in 2011, Dr. Kim was involved in the satellite communications business, working on the Koreasat 1, 2, 3 and 5 projects at KT Corporation, Korea from 1991 to 2007. Dr. Kim started his professional career at the Agency for Defense Development at the Ministry of Defense of Korea.

He holds a Masters Degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech (USA).

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.

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.

Dr. Eui K. Koh

President

JB Technologies

USA

Former President of APSCC (2003-2006)

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.

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.

David W. Thompson
Chairman and CEO
Orbital Sciences Corp.
USA

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.

Mr. Richard E. Butler
President
AsiaSpace Ltd.
Australia

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.

John Celli
President
Space Systems/Loral
USA

As President of Space Systems/Loral, John Celli is the company’s top executive and is responsible for its strategic direction.  He has more than 30 years of industry experience and has previously served with the company as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Manufacturing, & Test Operations.

As Chief Operating Officer Mr. Celli was responsible for all aspects of operations and as Executive Vice President he led the organization responsible for the development, manufacturing, testing and procurement of all satellite units and subsystems and he also oversaw procurement, information systems, and the facilities organization.

From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Celli was executive director of SS/L's Intelsat IX program where he led the successful development and delivery of seven advanced multi-frequency communication satellites. From 1981 to 1996 he held a variety of other engineering and management positions with increasing management responsibility.

Terry Bleakley

Intelsat Singapore Pte Ltd

Singapore

Terry Bleakley is Regional Vice President Asia Pacific for Intelsat. In this role he is responsible for the management of Intelsat’s sales and marketing activities throughout the Asia Pacific region. A 14-year veteran of the satellite industry, he was appointed to his current role after a 4 year period with MEASAT satellite systems where he was VP of Commercial Operations.

Bleakley holds a Bachelor of Science from Victoria University, New Zealand and a Post Graduate Diploma in Aviation and Business Studies.

Yeong-mo Kwon is currently serving as Senior Vice President of the Satellite Business Unit at KT Corporation. He has over 22 year of experience in the satellite business area at KT. He has been internationally renowned in the field of satellite frequency coordination for many years. Prior to the current position, he was Assistant Vice President of the Satellite Operation Center at KT.  Since his appointment to the current position in December 2007, he has been in charge of International/Satellite network planning and management, overseeing various operations such as satellite services as well as submarine cable network.

Kwon started his professional career at KT after graduating from Yeung Nam University with a Bachelor’s degree. He also obtained an MBA degree from Maryland University, USA.

Paul Brown-Kenyon is Chief Executive Officer of MEASAT. In this role, Paul oversees the overall management of the company. Paul originally joined MEASAT in 2003 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was then promoted and assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer in January 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011.

Prior to joining MEASAT, Paul spent six years with McKinsey & Company in the Firm's Singapore, Hong Kong and Stamford (US) offices. As an Associate Principal in Singapore, Paul was one of the leaders of the Firm’s regional telecom, high tech and media practices working with clients in the telecom and media industries across the Greater China and South East Asia regions. Prior to McKinsey, Paul worked with the Spectrum Management Group at Inmarsat, the International Mobile Satellite Organization, in London.

Paul holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management, USA, and a MA (Oxon) in Engineering Economics and Management from Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK.

Hiroyuki Inahata

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Japan

Hiroyuki Inahata is currently Group Vice President, General Manager of Space Systems Division at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO). He joined MELCO and started his career as a RF engineer in Kamakura Works in April of 1980. Since then, he has assumed various positions in Kamakura Works, which include Manager of Space Information Systems, which develops various LEO satellites and Deputy General Manager of Kamakura Work, overseeing all MELCO space engineering and resource management. In April of 2008 he was appointed General Manager of Space Systems Division in Tokyo Head Office, position which oversees sales, marketing and business development for all of MELCO space activities, including government, institutional, and commercial satellite systems and related equipment businesses.

Currently he is a member of Society of Satellite Professionals International in Japan. He received a Masters Degree of Electrical Engineering from Waseda University in 1980.

Tonda started his carrier at PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia in 1987 and was engaged in satellite communication control for PALAPA-B series satellite communications systems up to 1993. Since 1996, he was involved heavily in TELKOM satellites (TELKOM-1, 2, and 3) from planning up to their operation. In addition, in 2007-2010, he was a commissioner of TELKOM Vision, a TELKOM subsidiary on Direct-to-Home Pay TV. Since October 2010, he is a Senior General Manager of TELKOM’s Learning Centre.

Tonda is serving the Indonesian Satellite Association as the Chairman from 2005-2008 and 2008-2011. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Gadjah Mada University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia and a Master in Telecommunication Technology from Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He also is a member of IET and also as a Chartered Engineer.

Elias Zaccack is the Vice-President, Business Development, Asia-Pacific at SES based in Singapore.  He has been with SES for twelve years, and is responsible for leading a team of professionals supporting the development of new business for satellite services in Asia-Pacific. 

Titus Yong is the Vice President and Head of Satellite, which is responsible for the fixed and mobile satellite business and infrastructure in SingTel. Titus has headed the Satellite Group since 1 April 2006.  

Prior to this appointment, 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 and was later appointed as COO of the managed hosting business unit. Titus had a 2-year stint as the Director of Optus Business Marketing and Product Management based out of Sydney, Australia. In this role, he was responsible for revamping the entire marketing and product strategy, which included steering the B2B business towards new strategic directions such as IP convergence and SME solutions investment. He was also responsible for strategic bid management which secured many key government and Australian MNC contracts.

Titus has an Honors Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the National University of Singapore, specializing in communication technology.

Vice Presidents are responsible for assisting the President and 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 and approved by the Council

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Naoakira Kamiya

Managing Director

Satellite System Research Institute

Japan

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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