5th May 2009 15:00
Inmarsat appoints Janice Obuchowski as non-executive director
5th May 2009, London, UK: Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced the appointment of Mrs Janice Obuchowski as an additional non-executive director to its board.
Mrs Obuchowski's appointment will take effect immediately; she will also be a member of the Audit Committee.
Janice has held several senior positions, both in the United States government and in the private sector. Janice served as Head of Delegation and as the US Ambassador to the World Radiocommunications Conference 2003 and was Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the Department of Commerce leading the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under President George H W Bush. Earlier in her career she held several positions at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including Senior Advisor to the Chairman.
Janice is President and founder of Freedom Technologies, Inc. She is currently on public company boards of Orbital Sciences Corporation and CSG Systems, Inc where she has responsibility for chairing committees for both those companies. Other public company experience has been with Qualcomm and Stratos Global Corporation.
Andrew Sukawaty, Inmarsat's Chairman and Chief Executive said, "We are delighted that Janice has agreed to join our board. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and expertise from her time working in the US government, combined with excellent experience of the satellite world from a distributor point of view. I am confident Janice will fit in well with our Board and will bring an additional perspective to our discussions."
Mrs Obuchowski has a J.D from the Georgetown University Law Center and a BA with Honors from Wellesley College. She is a Dame of the Roman Catholic Order of Malta.
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