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EMS Technologies Appoints Alan L. Haase as Senior VP For Space & Technology/Montreal Division

Atlanta, GA /July  8, 2003/Satnews/ EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELMG) announced today the appointment of
Alan L. Haase as senior vice president and general manager for EMS Space & Technology/Montreal Division, effective July 28, 2003. Haase will report directly to Al Hansen, president and CEO, and will be responsible for leading the operations of the Montreal space organization, which supplies advanced products and systems for commercial space applications.

EMS also said  that Gerald S. Bush, formerly president and general manager, Space & Technology Group, will now assume a new executive position as special assistant to the CEO.  Donald F. Osborne, senior vice president and general manager, Satellite Networks, is also reporting directly to Al Hansen, and will continue to lead EMS Satellite Networks, a division formed from Space & Technology/Montreal in September 2002 to leverage EMS's leadership role in developing the DVB-RCS hub and terminal product line.

Haase joins EMS as a senior executive with more than 20 years experience in business development, sales and operations for both domestic and international technology companies.  Most recently, he served as president and CEO as well as chief strategy officer for SkyCross, Inc., a Melbourne, Fla.-based wireless RF supplier for the wireless handset, wireless data and telematics markets.  At SkyCross, Mr. Haase led the company's strategy development and venture capital funding efforts.

Prior to SkyCross, Haase was group president of Communication Products at Andrew Corp., where he led seven global business units and manufacturing operation in five countries representing annual sales of more than $300 million.  Haase spent 10 years at Ericsson, Inc., where he served in key positions such as vice president of Wireless Professional Services and director of GSM Strategic Sales, Marketing and Technical Support.  He also directed Ericsson's then-new PCS business in Canada.  Haase has an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.

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