October 26, 2006  -- Princeton, NJ – SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (Paris Euronext and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges: SESG), announced that William (Bill) Squadron has been appointed Senior Vice President, Media Partnerships and Venture Investments. Squadron is responsible for expanding relationships with content companies and program networks. In this role, Squadron will report to Edward Horowitz, AMERICOM’s President and CEO, and will serve on the management committee.

On the occasion of welcoming Squadron to the company, Edward Horowitz, President and CEO of SES AMERICOM, said, “ Bill has extensive new media, technology, venture capital and strategic development credentials documented by notable achievements during more than two decades of media industry experience.  His depth and breadth of experience complements the strengths of AMERICOM’s leadership team.”

Most recently as the head of IMG Media’s Interactive operations in North America, Squadron oversaw rights, production and distribution of programming for the Internet, mobile and other interactive platforms. Squadron was previously Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Sportvision, which introduced numerous technical innovations to the sports programming community including the electronic first down line and the K Zone pitch tracking technologies.  In the mid-90s, Squadron served as Senior VP, Strategic Planning, at News Corporation at the time the company launched and built cable networks FX, Fox News and TV Guide on Screen.  Before News Corp, Squadron was Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Telecom-munications and Energy, where he was responsible for telecommunications and technology policy, the city’s municipal cable channels and oversight of New York’s cable franchises. 

Squadron’s previous positions as a partner with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and as press secretary for U.S. Representative James Scheuer were all Washington, DC based.  Squadron earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, and a J.D. from the University of California’s Boalt Hall School of Law in Berkeley.

About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of its first satellite, the company today operates a fleet of 18 spacecraft in orbital positions predominantly providing service throughout the Americas. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, SES AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region of the world via a fleet of 44 satellites. In addition, AMERICOM Government Services, a wholly owned subsidiary, is dedicated to providing satellite-based communications solutions to both civilian and defense agencies of the U.S. government. With its combined operations, SES AMERICOM serves broadcasters, cable programmers, aeronautical and maritime communications integrators, Internet service providers, mobile communications networks, government agencies, educational institutions, carriers and secure global data networks with efficient communication and content distribution solutions.

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