Intelsat Names Michelle Bryan Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Pembroke, Bermuda, 8 January 2007

Intelsat announced today that Michelle V. Bryan has been named Senior Vice President, Human Resources, effective 16 January 2007. Ms. Bryan brings over 20 years of senior corporate executive experience, both in human resources and legal affairs. Reporting directly to Intelsat Chief Executive Officer Dave McGlade, Ms. Bryan will be responsible for leading all aspects of Intelsat’s human resources in support of the company’s business objectives. These responsibilities include recruiting, compensation and benefits, diversity, organizational development, training, and employee relations.

Previously, Ms. Bryan served as the Senior Vice President for Human Resources at US Airways, a major U.S. airline with over 40,000 employees worldwide. During her tenure at US Airways, Ms. Bryan also served as Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and General Counsel. More recently, Ms. Bryan served as interim general counsel for Laidlaw International, helping its board of directors with governance matters and establishing board and executive compensation programs.

CEO Dave McGlade said, “As Intelsat focuses on staffing and on employing the best talent to ensure that we meet the needs of our customers and employees, we are fortunate to have someone of the caliber of Michelle Bryan join our leadership team. Michelle’s breadth of skills and wealth of experience will hold us in good stead as she leads our human resources organization and supports our business objectives.”

Ms. Bryan is a Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. She received her law degree from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

About Intelsat

Intelsat is the largest provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services and telecom and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them access to unrivaled resources with ease of business and peace of mind. Our services are utilized by an extensive customer base, including some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.

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