AsiaSat appoints Dr. Ya-Hui Chiu as advisor to President & CEO

This is following his retirement from the position of Vice President, Technical Operations on 31 July 2011.

In a release, William Wade, President & CEO of AsiaSat said, "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."

Dr. Chiu joined AsiaSat in 1989. During his tenure of service, Dr Chiu made sterling contribution to the company expansion. He played a fundamental role in all technical matters involving the launch of AsiaSat 1, AsiaSat 2, AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4 and AsiaSat 5, and in maintaining and operating the satellite fleet, and interfacing with customers’ operations and technical needs.

Dr. Chiu will continue to oversee the launch of AsiaSat 7, currently scheduled for the 4th quarter this year. Dr. Chiu received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University, M. Phil and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University, all in Physics.