Dr. Eui K. Koh Reelected President of Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council

Seoul, Sept. 20, Satnews Daily/ — Dr. Eui K. Koh, president of ASA Technologies, Singapore, was unanimously reelected president of the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) recently. Dr. Koh’s new term will expire in 2006.

Founded in October 1994, APSCC  is a non-governmental international organization promoting satellite communications in the Asia-Pacific region. Among its members are satellite related industries such as satellite manufacturers, satellite service providers, launch vehicle service providers, government regulators, and satellite users. Since Dr. Koh was elected president at the 5th plenary meeting in 2002 at Seoul, APSCC has grown to 90-member organization from 31 countries worldwide.

Dr Koh is currently the president of Asia Space Alliance, a Space/Telecommunications consulting company, based in Singapore. He was formerly vice president for the Asia Pacific of New Skies Satellites N.V.

Dr. Koh has more than 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining NSS, he was managing director, Asia-Pacific, at Intelsat where he was responsible for business development and marketing activities in the region for Intelsat. He also played an active role in various international and regional telecommunications organizations, such as Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and Asia Pacific Tele-Community (APT). He also served on the PTC Board of Governors in 2003. 

Prior to joining Intelsat, he worked with the American Satellite Corp. and Hughes Network Systems in Germantown, Maryland, where he participated in the digital satellite system design. He also served as an Advisor to the Electronics Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea on the early system design of KoreaSat.

Dr. Koh received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea and earned his Master of Science degree and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. in U.S.A. Dr. Koh is a Senior Member of the IEEE.  He has published numerous articles in the satellite communications field.