Intelsat Board of Directors Elects Ed Kangas to Board
Former CEO of Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu brings wealth of financial, accounting and public company experience
Luxembourg, 26 July 2012
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced that its board of directors has elected Edward A. Kangas to serve on the board effective today. Mr. Kangas will also serve on the audit and compensation committees.
Mr. Kangas, 68, served as chairman and CEO of Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu from 1989 to 2000, leading that firm’s global growth from $2 billion in revenue to $11 billion in revenue. He currently serves as non-executive chairman of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and on the boards of United Technologies Corporation, Intuit and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.
“We’re delighted to welcome Ed to our board,” said Raymond Svider, chairman of the board of Intelsat. “His wealth of experience on both privately-held and public company boards will be invaluable in helping guide Intelsat as we continue our growth worldwide.”
Mr. Kangas is a Certified Public Accountant. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business at the University of Kansas.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.
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