A new Satellite Industry Assn. pres. could be named within a mont...
A new Satellite Industry Assn. pres. could be named within a month, said SIA Chmn. Kalpak Gude. The position was officially vacated March 31 when former pres. Richard DalBello became the pres. for the Satellite Bcstg. & Communications Assn.…
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(CD March 18 p4). Gude said the board is still collecting names and talking to potential candidates, “but it’s something the board is aggressively pushing. We hope to have some decision maybe as early as mid-May.” Gude told us the board’s search hasn’t been limited to the satellite industry. “Satellite experience is nice and important, but I wouldn’t say that’s a deal-breaker off the top.” He said the ideal candidate would grow into the position: “We would like someone who has demonstrated skills at building consensus, talking and communication with senior level govt. officials from a variety of departments and agencies… We're trying to cast a wide net.”