Dr. Ya-Hui Chiu assumes advisory role

Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced the appointment of Dr. Ya-Hui Chiu as Advisor to the President and CEO, following his retirement from the position of Vice President, Technical Operations on 31 July 2011.

"On behalf of AsiaSat, I would like to thank Dr. Chiu for his years of excellent service and the enormous contributions he made to the Company. I am extremely grateful that Dr. Chiu is assuming a new consulting role with AsiaSat to continue to make contribution to the ongoing expansion of our satellite fleet," said William Wade, President and CEO of AsiaSat.

Dr. Chiu joined AsiaSat in 1989. During his tenure of service, Dr Chiu played a fundamental role in all technical matters involving the launch of AsiaSat 1, AsiaSat 2, AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4 and AsiaSat 5, among others.