Eutelsat Announces Appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer

Eutelsat Announces Appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer

PARIS, July 20, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the
appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer. David joins Eutelsat
from EchoStar Satellite Services where he was Senior Vice President of Space
Programmes and Operations. During his tenure, EchoStar instituted a new
flight operations group to fly its own satellites, and the EchoStar fleet
grew from five to 14 spacecraft.

Prior to EchoStar, David's track record in the satellite industry
includes executive posts at Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, where
he was Vice President and Chief Engineer of commercial space programmes,
overseeing the integration of Lockheed's traditional manufacturing group with
its new commercial telecommunications sector. He also held the position of
Programme Manager and Chief Engineer on several commercial programmes at
General Electric AstroSpace, and in various engineering and flight operations
posts on the military/government side of General Electric's Space Systems
Division. He began his career in the United States Navy working on nuclear
submarine operations.

Commenting on David's arrival, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, said:
"David's long experience and considerable skill sets, notably in the
satellite field, will further reinforce the exceptional levels of competence
already concentrated at Eutelsat. Technical excellence is core to the service
we provide our clients and we are committed to paying it our highest
attention as we pursue our objectives to expand resources and capabilities."

A US national, David is a graduate in physics from the US Naval Academy
and holds the equivalent of a graduate degree in Nuclear Propulsion
Engineering through the US Navy.

Photo material available on request.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 26
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At 31 March 2010, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
more than 3,500 television channels. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via
its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile
telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and
broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime
and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and
operates access to high speed internet services through teleports in France
and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and
aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ nearly 650 commercial, technical
and operational employees from 28 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press, Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr, Frederique Gautier, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-37-91, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-37-91
fgautier@eutelsat.fr, Investors & Analysts, Lisa Sanders Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-30-92 investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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