Hughes

Three senior management appointments have been made at Hughes Europe, of Brussels, Belgium. Louis Kurkjian, recently retired as a vice-president of Hughes Aircraft, becomes chairman, supporting Allan Cook, who has been named managing director. Kurkjian was formerly an assistant sector-executive and served as assistant manager of Florida programmes for Switzerland, based in Berne. Cook was previously managing director of Hughes Microelectronics Europa, based in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK. Robert Apple becomes vice-president, with responsibility for southern Europe and Africa. He was formerly country director for Hughes in Spain, based in Madrid.

Source: Flight International