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David Bramwell - Chairman & Non-Executive Director David was appointed to the Board in October 2004. Deputy Chairman of Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc and Chairman of several venture capital backed businesses. Previously Chief Executive of the Peterhouse Group plc and Managing Director of two engineering companies. David has a First Class Honours Degree and a Doctorate in Business Management.

Ian Brodie- Chief Executive Ian was appointed Chief Executive of the Group in 1999 after joining the Board as Group Finance Director in 1992. Held senior operational finance appointment within the Plessey and Chloride Group. Is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland having trained at Binder Hamlyn and obtained post qualifying experience with Touche Ross & Co. London.

Kevin Edwards - Finance Director and Company Secretary Kevin was appointed to the Board in May 2000. Previously Finance Director of Textron Fastening Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., and Finance Director of several subsidiaries within the GEC Group, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young.

John Restivo - President of Paradise Datacom John was appointed President of Paradise Datacom in April 2004, having joined in 2003 as Head of Business Development and Worldwide Sales. John has over twenty years' of engineering and executive experience in the satcoms industry, including Hughes, Radyne Comstream and, most recently, Viasat, as an Executive VP and General Manager. John, who is a US citizen, holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and was appointed to the Board in February 2009.

Donald Wilson - Senior Independent Non-Exec Director Donald was appointed to the Board in 1995. Previously Managing Director of Rank Xerox (UK) Limited, and Chairman of Rank Xerox, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Ireland.