Lisa Sanders Finas Joins Eutelsat as Director of Investor Relations

Lisa Sanders Finas Joins Eutelsat as Director of Investor Relations

PARIS, March 8, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michel de Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the arrival of Lisa
Sanders Finas as the Group's Director of Investor Relations, responsible for
communication with the investment community, including financial analysts,
institutional investors and retail shareholders. Lisa will report to
Catherine Guillouard, Eutelsat's chief financial officer. She is taking over
Investor Relations activity from Gilles Janvier, who is assuming new
responsibilities in the Group's department for legal affairs.

Commenting on the new appointment, Michel de Rosen said: "I
thank Gilles for his commitment to building a successful investor relations
programme for Eutelsat Communications since the Group was listed on Paris
Euronext in December 2005. Lisa's track record in high-technology companies
and her experience in France and internationally will further enhance and
expand our reach in the investment community as we continue to demonstrate
the importance of this activity for our Group."

Prior to joining Eutelsat, Lisa Sanders Finas was Director of
Investor Relations at previously dual-listed Wavecom (Euronext and Nasdaq), a
French high technology company and one of the market leaders in integrated
wireless communications solutions which de-listed following its sale to the
Canadian company Sierra Wireless in April, 2009. She joined Wavecom in 2002
from the French consumer goods company BIC, which is listed on Euronext Paris
(ticker BB), and which she joined in 2000 as Head of Financial
Communications.

Lisa is a graduate of the University of Illinois (BS Degree in
Communications and Advertising). She started her career in 1980 in the United
States at the Banco Di Roma, Irving Trust Company and Citigroup/Citibank. She
went on to launch her own direct marketing consulting company, Fibertec
International Inc, in France.

Lisa Sanders Finas, 52, holds dual American and French nationality.

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

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

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