Intelsat Announces Promotion of Linda Kokal to Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Pembroke, Bermuda, October 2, 2006

Intelsat today announced the promotion of Linda J. Kokal to Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Ms. Kokal's areas of responsibility and oversight include treasury, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. She joined Intelsat's finance department in April 2006 as Vice President and Treasurer and played an integral role in the capital structuring related to the merger with PanAmSat.

"Linda has proven herself to be an invaluable member of Intelsat's new finance team. With this promotion we are delighted to recognize the solid leadership and integration process expertise she brings to our company," said Jeff Freimark, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intelsat.

Prior to joining Intelsat, Ms. Kokal was Vice President, Treasury and Risk Management at MCI. In that position she was responsible for treasury operations, debt management, and risk management. Her prior experience includes senior financial positions at Digex, PSINet, e.spire Communications, and GTE.

Ms. Kokal received a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Florida and a MBA from Duke University.

Contact

Dianne VanBeber
dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com
+1 202 944 7406

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