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2 December 2019

MEASAT Wins “APSCC 2019 Young Talent Award” Twice In A Row

“Vinothan receiving the award from Gregg Daffner, President, APSCC”

Kuala Lumpur, 2 December 2019 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) celebrates a back-to-back win as it announced today that Vinothan Nadarajah, MEASAT’s Assistant Manager, Business Development and Strategic Planning was selected as the winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (“APSCC”) Young Talent Award. This is the second year in a row that MEASAT was recognized in developing some of the brightest talent for the development of future technology leaders.

Vinothan, a rising talent with 11 years of experience in the satellite communications industry was acknowledged at the organization’s third Young Talent Award at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the APSCC’s 2019 Satellite Conference and Exhibition. The award, presented by Gregg Daffner, President of APSCC, on 21 November 2019 recognizes Vinothan’s contribution and achievements in leading the initiatives of Malaysia’s first satellite-based consumer broadband service, which enabled thousands of unserved Malaysian to receive broadband connectivity for the very first time.

The APSCC Young Talent Award is part of the APSCC efforts to ensure a healthy future for the satellite industry and to attract and retain young talent. The Award is presented to give the best of the young staff encouragement and public recognition of their contributions to the Asia- Pacific satellite and space community.