February 22, The Hague, The Netherlands -- New Skies Satellites (NSS), the global satellite operator offering video, voice and data distribution and Internet connectivity today announced the following appointments:
 Daniel Goldberg, former General Counsel, is appointed as NSS' first Chief Operating Officer (COO);
 Mary Dent is appointed as General Counsel;
 Carl Wu, formerly Vice President at Loral CyberStar, will be joining NSS as Vice President of Internet Services; and
 Elizabeth Hess is appointed Vice President of Corporate Communications.

“These appointments mark a significant milestone for New Skies,” said Robert Ross, Chief Executive Officer of NSS. “We spent our first year of operation, 1999, putting in place the people and infrastructure we needed to launch a successful business. With these now largely in place, I will be relinquishing the day-to-day operation of the company to Dan so that I can focus on our strategic direction.

“In addition, we have created an Internet Services Division, to be run by Carl Wu, reflecting New Skies’ commitment to expanding its emphasis and service offerings in this important and growing area,” Ross continued. “The new division will be based in Washington, D.C. to ensure that it benefits from proximity to one of the world’s hubs of Internet activity and to encourage close integration with NSS’ new mediaport in Manassas, Virginia, which is already providing a range of Internet services.”

COO
Mr. Goldberg was part of the initial team that established NSS when it began operations in November, 1998. Mr. Goldberg came to NSS from PanAmSat where he was Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs and Associate General Counsel. In addition to managing the company’s Washington DC office, he was responsible for legislative and regulatory activities, both domestic and international matters. As an associate with telecommunications law firm Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright, Mr. Goldberg represented a range of companies including satellite operators, wireless service providers, broadcasters and computer manufacturers on commercial and regulatory matters. He has a law degree from Harvard Law School.

General Counsel
Ms. Dent was previously with Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright, representing clients on regulatory, legislative, and transactional issues. Ms. Dent also has substantial legislative experience gained while serving as counsel on the staff of various Senate






committees. Before obtaining her law degree from Stanford University, Ms. Dent worked in the satellite industry for both VSAT operator Equatorial Communications and satellite system operator Hughes Communications.

Vice-President of Internet Services
Mr. Wu comes to NSS from Loral CyberStar where he was Vice President responsible for marketing and product management of Internet services. Mr Wu has 19 years of experience in the data communications industry with the International Monetary Fund, Sprint, Auspex, Booz-Allen & Hamilton and E-Systems, among others. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from the American University.

Vice-President Corporate Communications
Ms. Hess has 15 years of experience in the satellite communications industry as Head of Media Relations and spokesperson at London-based Inmarsat, and before that as Manager of Public Relations at Hughes Communications in Los Angeles.

About New Skies Satellites
New Skies Satellites is a commercial satellite operator offering video, voice and data distribution and Internet connectivity worldwide. Owned by 182 major telecom entities from 143 countries around the world, NSS operates a global network of five geostationary satellites with a sixth under construction and due for launch in late 2001. NSS also has certain rights to use six additional orbital slots. NSS estimates that more than 65 percent of its new business in 1999 was for Internet-related traffic.

For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Hess, VP Corporate Communications
Phone - 31 70 306 4133, fax – 31 70 306 4289 (The Hague office)
Phone - 44 207 389 8315 , fax – 44 207 389 8301 (London office)
ehess@newskiessat.com