Ethan Lavan Joins Eutelsat as Director of in-Orbit Resources Division

Ethan Lavan Joins Eutelsat as Director of in-Orbit Resources Division

PARIS, March 9, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michel de Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat Communications
(Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the appointment of Ethan Lavan as
Director of the Group's In-Orbit Resources Division. Ethan Lavan took up this
position at Eutelsat on 8 March.

Prior to joining Eutelsat, Ethan was responsible for regulatory policy
and management of service and spectrum licenses at global level for Inmarsat
Global Ltd., the UK-based mobile satellite services operator, which he joined
in 2002. From 1989 to 2001, he held various responsibilities at Alcatel Space
Industries, including head of regulatory standards coordination for the
SkyBridge broadband satellite programme. He was also in charge of monitoring
advanced research programmes in space telecommunications within the framework
of partnerships with the European Commission.

Commenting on Ethan's arrival, Michel de Rosen said: "Ethan brings to
Eutelsat an extensive knowledge of telecommunications regulations,
technologies and services in addition to experience and familiarity with the
workings of regional and international bodies, including the ITU, ETSI and
the European Commission. This track record will further strengthen Eutelsat's
ability to optimise our in-orbit resources and contribute to ensuring that
regulatory environments continue to allow for the expansion of
satellite-based services."

An American national, Ethan Lavan graduated from California Institute of
Technology (Caltech) with a B.S., in Engineering and Applied Science. He
began his career in 1984 in the United States at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory as engineering team leader for ground facilities of the Magellan
Mission, a probe that compiled a 98% radar mapping of the surface of Venus.

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 December 2009, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 3,400 television channels and close to 1,100 radio
stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video
neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 123 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
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 635 employees from 27 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com

Eutelsat Press Contacts

Vanessa O'Connor Tel.:+33(0)1-53-98-37-91 voconnor@eutelsat.fr
Frederique Gautier Tel.:+33(0)1-53-98-37-91 fgautier@eutelsat.fr

Investor Relations Contact:

Lisa Sanders Finas Tel.: +33(0)1-53-98-30-92
investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Press Contacts: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel.:+33(0)1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel.:+33(0)1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investor Relations Contact:
Lisa Sanders Finas, Tel.: +33(0)1-53-98-30-92, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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