[SatNews] This Senior Director has now been elected to the WTA...

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) has announced that Koby Zontag, RRsat Senior Director, Sales and Business Development, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the World Teleport Association. Mr. Zontag was officially elected to join the WTA Board last week after temporarily filling the position vacated by Mr. Chris Russell in March 2011. "Mr. Zontag joined RRsat in 2007 and has been responsible for leading many of RRsat's significant advances in developing new business relationships," said Mr. David Rivel, Founder and CEO of RRsat. "We are very pleased to have Mr. Zontag recognized by the WTA and chosen to actively participate in the governing board of the WTA where, as a staff member of one of the leading independent teleports, he can advocate for the type of excellence and good business practices which both RRsat and the WTA stand for." Mr. Robert Bell, Executive Director of WTA, said, "WTA seeks the industry's most innovative and able leaders for service on our Board of Directors. Mr. Zontag is an outstanding example. We are grateful to him for his service and look forward to the impact he will have on our work for WTA's members around the world."