08:44 AM EST, 01/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Telesat ( TSAT ) on Monday said it has appointed Michel Forest as chief technology officer.

Forest, who takes over from David Wendling who will retire next month, was most recently Telesat's ( TSAT ) vice president of LEO System Engineering.

Telesat ( TSAT ) also announced that Asit Tandon has joined the company as chief network and information officer. He will be responsible for network operations systems, including program management and customer fulfillment, and network and corporate IT systems. Tandon was most recently vice president of network technology at Rogers Communications (RCI-B.TO).