LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 30, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network
and leader in integrated satellite communications, today announced that
José Manuel do Rosário Toscano will be joining the company to lead its
efforts in International Government Affairs and Asset Management,
effective September 4, 2017. Mr. Toscano will join the Luxembourg global
headquarters office.
In this newly created role, Mr. Toscano will be responsible for
Intelsat’s international government relations and other international
advocacy activities, particularly with respect to the company’s
European, Africa and Asia interests. Mr. Toscano will also manage
Intelsat’s Luxembourg-based asset deployment program.
“José is a widely respected leader in the telecommunications sector with
long-standing relationships with telecommunications regulators around
the world and deep government affairs expertise, particularly with
respect to digital inclusion initiatives,” said Michelle Bryan,
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer. “His understanding of the complex challenges facing
governmental broadband initiatives, as well as satellite’s role in the
broader telecommunications landscape, makes him an effective advocate
for Intelsat.”
Mr. Toscano joins Intelsat from the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization (ITSO), where he served as ITSO’s Director
General and Chief Executive Officer since 2009 and as ITSO’s Director of
External Affairs from 2003-2009. Prior to joining ITSO, Mr. Toscano held
senior positions at the Instituto das Comunicacoes de Portugal
(ICP-ANACOM), including Director of Engineering and Director of
International Affairs and at the European Commission in Brussels from
1988 through 1996.
Mr. Toscano is a founding Commissioner of the United Nations Broadband
Commission for Digital Development and of the United Nations Broadband
Commission for Sustainable Development. He is also Vice President of the
Advisory Board of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Smart
Sustainable Development Model Initiative and member of the Steering
Committee of the World Economic Forum "Internet for All" project.
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network,
delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services
anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the
world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure,
managed services and an open, interoperable architecture to enable
customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network
services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people
worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity,
multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and
seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one
that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries
and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
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Intelsat
Dianne VanBeber
Vice President, Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
+1-703-559-7406
dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com