PETAH TIKVA, Israel,  June 30,  2004/Satnews/ Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILTF) today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., has named Christina Clifton as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Clifton will oversee the sales and marketing efforts of Spacenet’s custom enterprise networking solutions, Connexstar broadband networking services and new product/service development throughout North America.

Prior to joining Spacenet, Clifton held a wide range of senior sales and marketing positions in the telecommunications industry, including: Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Iridium Satellite LLC, a global wireless network provider of voice and data services; Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Business Development of Astrolink International; Executive Vice President at World Access, Inc./Facilicom International; and positions at Digital Technics Inc., SkyTel, and Bell Atlantic Corp. She earned a BBA and MBA from George Washington University.