Eutelsat announces the appointment of new Company Secretary, Julie Burguburu

Paris, 14 March 2019 - Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the appointment of Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective tomorrow.

Julie will oversee Eutelsats legal, compliance, regulatory and governance issues by heading the companys teams in charge of these functions. She will succeed Edouard Silverio, who has decided to pursue new professional projects beyond Eutelsat.

As a senior counsel member ( ma tre de requ tes ) to the French Conseil dEtat, Julie Burguburu was, up until now, a State rapporteur to the Administrative Litigation Division. She has held several top management positions in the French State administration. From 2014 to 2016, she was Deputy Chief-of-Staff to Claude Bartolone, President of France's National Assembly, then from 2016 to 2017, to Bernard Cazeneuve, in his role of Interior Minister and then Prime Minister.

Julie previously spent four years in Shanghai, China, where she was Vice-President of Veolia China, with the responsibility of transforming the company. In particular, she steered the reorganization of the Chinese and Japanese structures as well as the merger of Veolias water and waste management entities in China. Prior to that, she had served seven years at the French Conseil dEtat from 2003 to 2010.

Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat Chief Executive Officer commented: The appointment of Julie Burguburu to Eutelsat marks a new chapter for our Group and our top management. In light of the increasing standards, laws and ongoing developments in the regulations related to compliance and governance, in a constantly changing industry, Julie's contribution will be decisive in providing us with the support and guidance we need to carry out and accelerate our Groups transformation. I would also like to express my gratitude to Edouard for his significant contribution to the success of our company over the past eight years.

A French national, Julie Burguburu is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale dAdministration and Sciences Po Paris. A member of the Young Leaders of the France-China Foundation and an auditor with the IHEDN, she also holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies (French DEA) in general private law (from Paris I Panth on-Assas University) and a Master of Arts in international relations and international economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC).

About Eutelsat Communications

Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the worlds leading satellite operators. With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their location. Over 7,000 television channels operated by leading media groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks. Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 46 countries who are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service.

Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ticker: ETL).

For more about Eutelsat go towww.eutelsat.com

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