[SatNews] A new subsidiary and a new director...

Spatial Energy, a leading source for digital imagery, data management and remote sensing services for the energy industry, has just opened a European subsidiary, making the announcement at the 2011 EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) Conference & Exhibition in Vienna, Austria. Chris Carlston, co-founder and Vice President of Sales for Spatial Energy in Boulder, Colorado, USA, has accepted the new position of Managing Director, Spatial Energy GmbH, which will be based in Vienna. Spatial Energy GmbH is the fourth global office opened since the parent company’s founding in 2005. With increased interest in oil and gas exploration and production, including activity in Africa, as well as in shale gas plays in Eastern and Western Europe, Spatial Energy made the strategic decision to focus on building and strengthening relationships with key EAME energy companies. By establishing an office in Vienna with one of its key principal executives, the company is able to provide dedicated sales and support for customers and partners in key markets throughout the Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME). Prior to founding Spatial Energy with Bud Pope in 2005, Carlston was the Sales Manager for Energy Markets for DigitalGlobe. Previous to his tenure at DigitalGlobe, Mr. Carlston spent 12 years as a technical sales representative in the wireless software and surgical device industries. Mr. Carlston brings with him a breadth of experience in technical sales as well as marketing to Fortune 500 enterprises.