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ILS Enhances Sales Staff

McLean, Va./June 30, 2003/Satnews Daily/ —- International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the Atlas, Proton and Angara rockets to satellite operators worldwide, has added additional senior marketing and sales personnel to meet increased customer demand, and has established a European marketing and sales office.  

ILS recently hired five veterans of the commercial space industry for these new positions. 

• Chuck Burch joined ILS from Arianespace, Inc., where he was vice president for sales.  Before that, he held various business development and management positions at Boeing/McDonnell Douglas, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and NASA Headquarters.  He will be responsible primarily for customers in the Americas.

• Ted McFarland will be responsible for ILS business development in the Asia-Pacific region.  Earlier he held business development and executive positions with General Dynamics, Hughes Electronics and PanAmSat. 

• Scott Sobhani is responsible for business development for ILS in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.  He previously held executive and business development positions for the Middle East at Astrolink and Hughes Electronics International.

• Robert Twining moved to ILS from Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, where he was directly involved in LMGT's investments in Intelsat and NewSkies.  He will be responsible primarily for business development with Intelsat.

• Mesut Ciceker will head ILS marketing and sales activity in Europe.  Ciceker, who previously worked for Arianespace and Orbital, is Lockheed Martin Global Inc.'s vice president for space programs for Europe and the Middle East.

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