BETZDORF, Luxembourg,  July 6,  2004/Satnews/ SES   GLOBAL  S.A.  (Euronext  Paris,  Luxembourg  and  Frankfurt  Stock Exchanges:  SESG) announced  that Mark Rigolle has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of SES GLOBAL. He  succeeds  to Jürgen Schulte who will retire after more than 13 years of service in this position at SES.

Mark  Rigolle  joins  SES  GLOBAL  from  Belgacom, where he held various positions  in  the  financial  and strategic areas. He brings experience in such  functions  as  treasury, budgeting, reporting and controlling. He has been  finance  director  at operating entity as well as at corporate levels and  was  responsible for corporate strategy and business development. Most recently,  he  was  the project leader for Belgacom’s successful IPO. Mark, aged  39,  holds a degree in economic sciences from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.