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Advisory Board Member:

Kurt Riegelman
Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Intelsat

Kurt Riegelman is responsible for all aspects of Intelsat’s Sales initiatives.

Mr. Riegelman has more than 17 years of experience in the satellite industry. He began his career at Hughes Space & Communications Group (now Boeing) managing major sub-contracts for the communication payloads on commercial and government satellite programs. He then joined Hughes Communications, Inc. participating in acquisitions of commercial satellites as well as launch vehicles, prior to transferring into the sales organization.

In 1998, Mr. Riegelman joined PanAmSat working with customers in the development of follow-on strategies for the Galaxy Cable Neighborhood and the Galaxy 13 high-definition TV neighborhood. He has also played a critical role in the proposal and negotiation of every major cable programmer follow-on agreement, and the development and execution of one of the industry’s most comprehensive satellite restoration programs.

Mr. Riegelman received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University and his MBA in International Marketing from Loyola Marymount University.

Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services/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.