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Norsat Appoints New CEO

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada/August 20, 2003/Satnews/  The Board of Directors of Canada equipment manufacturer, Norsat International Inc. (Nasdaq – NSAT; TSX - NII)  announced the appointment of Cameron Hunter to the position of President, CEO and Director of Norsat, effective immediately. Mr. Hunter had been a Vice President at Norsat.

Former CEO, Yutaka Ueda has announced his decision to return to Tokyo, Japan and will continue to work on a contract basis with Norsat to develop the Japanese market.He has also resigned his positions as an officer and director of the company.

With 11 years of international marketing and sales experience in the wireless, telecommunications and satellite sectors,  Hunter joined Norsat in January 2003. Previously, he held several positions in Sky Stream Networks in Hong Kong, including Senior Director of International Sales and Senior Director of Global Solutions Partners. He has additional telecommunications experience as regional sales manager for the Harris Microwave Communications Division in Italy and Indonesia and as operations manager for Nortel Networks in Vietnam. He has a Bachelors degree in political studies from Queen’s University and a post-graduate diploma from the Asia Pacific Management Cooperative at Capilano College.

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