Euroconsult has announced the winners of the 5th Annual Awards for Excellence in Satellite Management. These prestigious awards are the industry’s highest accolade, recognizing exceptional performance in several categories. The Excellence in Satellite Management Awards are presented each year at the World Satellite Business Week, the industry’s annual summit for senior executives. The winners of the 5th Awards for Excellence in Satellite Management are:

• FSS Operator of the Year - Growth & Profits: Eutelsat
• Strategic Transaction of the Year – Mergers & Acquisitions: SKY Perfect JSAT Holding
• Regional Operator of the Year - Best Development: MEASAT
• MSS Operator of the Year - Growth, Profits and Innovation: Iridium
• Broadband Satellite System Operator of the Year: Hughes Network Systems

Winners are selected by a jury of industry experts from Euroconsult, Space News, and Satellite Finance. The jury uses a stringent set of criteria defined for each category, including both quantitative evaluations (such as financial performance indicators, subscriber growth, units deployed etc) and qualitative assessments (innovation, strategic decisions and impact, etc.).

“The Awards for Excellence in Satellite Management recognize companies that are driving the satellite industry forward, contributing to growth and innovation,” said Pacôme Revillon, Managing Director at Euroconsult. “By honoring these industry leaders at the World Satellite Business Week their outstanding achievements are acknowledged by their both the jury and their peers in the satellite industry.” On hand to accept the awards were:

• Giuliano Berretta, Chairman & CEO, Eutelsat
• Yoichi Iizuka, Director of the Board & Chief Financial Officer of SKY Perfect JSAT Holding
• Jin Akiyama, Director, TMT Group, Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities
• Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat
• Matthew Desch, President, Iridium
• Pradman Kaul, Chairman & CEO of Hughes Network Systems