9th May 2006 12:50
Inmarsat PLC09 May 2006 Inmarsat appoints Kathleen R. Flaherty as Non-Executive Director 9 May 2006 - Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the leading provider of global mobilesatellite communications, has appointed Kathleen R. Flaherty as an additionalindependent, Non-Executive Director. She joins the Board of Inmarsat plc, andwill be a member of the Remuneration Committee. Inmarsat already has fourexisting independent, Non-Executive Directors on its Board. Ms. Flaherty retired as Chief Marketing Officer of AT&T on 31st December 2005, aposition she had held since June 2004. Previously, she was President and ChiefOperating Officer of Winstar International from 1999 through 2001, and SeniorVice President of Global Product Architecture for MCI Communications, Inc. from1997 through 1998. Prior to that, she was Marketing Director for NationalBusiness Communications at BT. Ms. Flaherty currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of GenTek, Inc. and asa Non-Executive Director of telent plc, formerly the communications servicesbusiness of Marconi Corporation plc. She served on the Board of MarconiCorporation plc from May 2003 until it was sold to L. M. Ericsson in 2005. Andrew Sukawaty, Chairman and CEO of Inmarsat, said: "Kathleen's extensiveinternational experience of marketing and managing some of the world's leadingcommunications companies will be highly valuable to Inmarsat, and I am delightedto welcome her to our Board". Ms. Flaherty graduated from Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois with aPh.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences. She is a member of theMcCormick Advisory Board, Northwestern University, and its executive committee. For more information, please contact:Simon AilesInmarsatTel: +44 20 7728 1518 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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