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James Duncan and Ron Leslie have been appointed to the board of directors at C-COM Satellite Systems Inc, Ottawa. Duncan replaces Antoine Karam who has resigned. Duncan is the principal at Eurodata Support Services Inc, a third party hardware and software support organization. Leslie, current C-COM CFO, is a partner with Phomin, Leslie LLP, Chartered Accountants. He previously worked at KPMG in Ottawa. Charles Hoffman, CEO at Rogers Wireless Inc, has announced his resignation from the firm effective June 30 and will be replaced by current president and COO Nadir Mohamed, a 20-year telecommunications industry veteran. He joined the firm last August allowing Hoffman to devote more time to corporate strategy. Hoffman has accepted a job as CEO at DSL wholesaler Covad Communications replacing Frank Marshall. He led the wireless operator through a difficult period and built the company into a premier wireless service provider with a national network that covers more than 90 per cent of Canada’s population. Apogee Networks has named Nina Aversano as executive VP of worldwide field operations. She will oversee the company’s global sales force as well as business development and client services. Prior to joining Apogee, Aversano held various senior level sales and marketing positions at Lucent Technologies and AT&T Corp that spanned 24 years. She served as president of the North American region for Lucent’s service provider networks group where she led a team of more than 3,000 sales and marketing professionals that delivered systems, software, services and support to communications providers across Canada and the U.S. Mike Shepley has been appointed director of finance at Comlink Systems, Oshawa ON. He is a chartered accountant with several years of experience gained in the cable television industry. In addition to his financial responsibilities, he was involved in many other operational aspects of the business including new business development, customer relations, marketing and strategic planning. COM DEV International Ltd has appointed Michael Pley as president of the company’s space division. He replaces John Keating who was previously promoted to the role of COO. Pley will be responsible for all of COM DEV space’s operations including the company’s main design and manufacturing facility in Cambridge ON and its European space centre in Aylesbury UK. He had held various positions within the company since 1983 but for two years was VP and GM at Unitron Industries Ltd. Prior to this posting, he was VP space programs and other roles occupied by Pley were VP operations and director of payload electronics. Sierra Wireless Inc has promoted two of its senior officers. David Sutcliffe has been named chair and CEO, while Glen Brownlee has been named president and COO. Brownlee had served as executive VP and COO since joining the company in January 2000. Sutcliffe had served as president and CEO since joining the company in May 1995. Donna Ronayne has been appointed VP business development at BitFlash, an emerging graphics player for the mobile space. Ronayne brings a wealth of knowledge to the table with more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience. Prior to joining BitFlash, she held the position of VP marketing at Manta Corp and prior to that posting, she was director of marketing at QNX Software Systems Ltd. Wallace Read, a former chair at the Canadian Centre for Marine Communications, has been inducted as a fellow into the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He served as chair of the CCMC from its beginning in 1989 to his retirement in 2001. Additionally, Prakash Bhartia, a former board member of CCMC, has also been inducted into the Academy. He served on the board from 1992-1996. Kenneth Goldstein has been named executive VP and chief strategy officer at CanWest Global. He is currently president at Communications Management Inc, a consulting firm he founded in 1975. He is well-known for the FuturePlan, a blueprint for the future of Canadian broadcasting industry issue by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.

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