SES [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] has consolidated their satellite, ground, procurement, engineering and operational services into a single division. Martin Halliwell, previously Chief Technology Officer of SES ASTRA, is the President of this new entity to be called SES ENGINEERING. Mr. Halliwell will also become a member of the SES Executive Committee.
The new division will be based at SES facilities in Luxembourg. In the U.S., SES ENGINEERING will be responsible for managing satellite and ground infrastructure that are related activities for the SES group. Such will include satellite operations and fleet management as well as satellite procurement and launch scheduling. The new division will be staffed by employees from SES’ operating companies and is expected to be fully operational as of January 1, 2008—Betzdorf, Luxembourg


