HAUPAUGE, N.Y.,  June 29,  2004/Satnews/   Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM-News) announced that Jack A. Shaw has been appointed as a member of the Globecomm board of directors.  Jack A. Shaw was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation and a member of the Hughes board of directors

Shaw is a current member of the XM Satellite Radio and Guidant Corporation board of directors.