McGuirk To Lead Domestic Entertainment & Enterprise Business

September 30, 2003 -- Princeton, NJ Dean Olmstead, President and CEO of SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (SESG in Frankfurt and Luxembourg) announced today that Bryan A. McGuirk has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Domestic Satellite Services. In this role McGuirk is responsible for building the company’s core entertainment and enterprise businesses throughout the U.S.

McGuirk has extensive experience with business and sales issues associated with developing media-based businesses. As the President, Programming and Advertising of California-based OpenTV, he was at the forefront of many interactive programming developments for both advertisers and programmers. Added to that are executive and management responsibilities at TViFusion, a digital cable network development and operations company; NBC Television Network, in both affiliate relations and NBC Asia; and Turner International, launching CNN, TNT and Cartoon Network in Asian markets. McGuirk received his BA in Managerial Economics from Union College in Schenectady, and his MBA from Emory University in Atlanta. He is active in many industry associations including serving as a board member of the Interactive Television Alliance.

“We are thrilled to have Bryan leading our U.S. sales team; his experience with leading media companies and new technologies will help AMERICOM continue to innovate and grow our core business. In our 30 plus year history, the media and data customer has been at the heart of our business development and growth the continuous enhancements and expansion of the AMERICOM satellite fleet reflects our commitment to the quality critical for the distribution of our customers’ content as well as to the reach and coverage of these enterprises. Bryan joins a leadership team that is the best in the business, delivering industry-leading quality of service.”

The AMERICOM leadership team is organized around market-facing units, technical services, and organizational support. The team of twelve executives has superior industry knowledge and combines more than fifteen decades of telecommunications and satellite industry experience.

The market-facing executives are Brent Bruun, Vice President, Product Management & Lead Generation; Andreas Georghiou, Senior Vice President, International Satellite Services; David Helfgott, President & CEO, AMERICOM Government Services; Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President, Domestic Satellite Services; and Kevin Smyth, Senior Vice President, Residential Satellite Services. This team addresses customer requirements with effective distribution and network solutions for broadcasters, programmers, enterprises, government agencies and consumers.

AMERICOM’s technical services leaders are Dany Harel, Vice President, Space Systems and Operations, and Mike Noon, Vice President, Terrestrial Systems and Operations. These two experts have a combined history of more than four decades in the satellite industry; they manage AMERICOM’s fleet of 16 satellites, with five additional spacecraft to be launched before year-end 2004; plus an intricate network of TT&C and transmission facilities stretching from Gibraltar to Hawaii.

Organizational support for the AMERICOM enterprise is led by Paula Fairley, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Operational Excellence; Anders Johnson, Senior Vice President, Risk Management; Robert Kisilywicz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Monica Morgan, Vice President, Corporate Communications; and Scott Tollefsen, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM’s key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, Gemstar/TV Guide, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TimeWarner, TV Europa, Verestar, Viacom and, through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government.

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