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Andrew Corporation Appoints Joan M. Byrnes as Vice President and General Manager Satellite Communications

Orlando Park, Ill./November 11, 2003/Satnews/ Joan M. Byrnes has joined Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) in the newly created role of Vice President and General Manager, Satellite Communications. In this position, she will be responsible for managing Andrew Corporation's global satellite communications lines of business. Byrnes was the former Chief Operating Officer at Loral Skynet, a division of Loral Space & Communications, where she had responsibility for marketing, sales, business operations, and profitability for Loral Skynet's product lines.

Prior to the acquisition of AT&T Skynet Satellite Services by Loral Space & Communications, Joan held a number of senior positions within AT&T, including leadership roles in strategic planning and business development, product management, business network sales, and network operations.

Joan serves on the board of directors of the Society for Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), a non-profit satellite association dedicated to providing a forum for increasing awareness and professionalism in the satellite industry, and is their current chairman. She is also on the advisory board for SATCON, a conference board focusing exclusively on applications of satellite technology for existing and emerging growth segments.

Byrnes holds a BA degree in English from Montclair State University and an MBA from Rutgers University. She has also completed various executive programs, including the Executive Program on Management Development from the Business School at Berkeley, University of California, and the Executive Sales Program at Kellogg.

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