Andrew Sukawaty
Chairman and chief executive officer

Mr Sukawaty joined the Company as Chairman in December 2003 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2004. He is non-executive chairman of Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq) and Chairman of Ziggo, the privately-held Dutch cable TV company. Between 1996 and 2000, he served as chief executive officer and president of Sprint PCS.

He was chief executive officer of NTL Limited from 1993 to 1996. Previously, he held various management positions with US West and AT&T. He has served on various listed company boards as a non-executive director. Mr Sukawaty holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Sir Bryan Carsberg
Independent, non-executive director

Sir Bryan joined the Board in June 2005. He is currently Chairman of the Council of Loughborough University. He is an independent, non-executive director of RM plc and Novae Group plc. He was the first Director General of Telecommunications (head of Oftel, the telecommunications regulator that preceded Ofcom) from 1984 to 1992, Director General of Fair Trading from 1992 to 1995 and Secretary General of the International Accounting Standards Committee (predecessor of the International Accounting Standards Board) from 1995 to 2001.

He was an independent, non-executive director of Cable and Wireless Communications plc from 1997 to 2000 and non-executive Chairman of MLL Telecom Ltd from 1999 to 2002. Sir Bryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries; he was knighted in January 1989. He holds an MSc (Econ) from the University of London (London School of Economics).

Stephen Davidson
Independent, non-executive director

Mr Davidson joined the Board in June 2005. Mr Davidson is Chairman of Enteraction TV Ltd and Digital Marketing Group plc, and is also a non-executive director of several other companies. He has held various positions in investment banking, most recently at West LB Panmure where he was Global Head of Media and Telecoms Investment Banking, then Vice Chairman of Investment Banking.

From 1992 to 1998 he was Finance Director, then Chief Executive Officer of Telewest Communications plc. He was Chairman of the Cable Communications Association from 1996 to 1998. He holds an MA (first class) in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Aberdeen.

Admiral James Ellis Jr (Rtd)
Independent, non-executive director

Admiral Ellis joined the Board in June 2005. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Admiral Ellis retired from the US Navy in 2004 as Commander, United States Strategic Command. He was responsible for the global command and control of US strategic forces to meet decisive national security objectives.

Admiral Ellis is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971 and held a variety of sea and shore assignments in the United States and abroad. He holds Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering and in Aeronautical Systems. He is a native of South Carolina and also serves as a Director of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and Level 3 Communications.

Kathleen Flaherty
Independent, non-executive director

Ms Flaherty joined the Board in May 2006. She retired as the Chief Marketing Officer at AT&T on 31 December 2005, a position she had held since June 2004. She currently serves as a non-executive director of GenTek, Inc. (Nasdaq). Ms. Flaherty served on the board of Marconi Corporation plc from May 2003 until it was sold to L. M. Ericsson in 2005, and on the board of telent plc until October 2006.

She also served on the boards of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE) and Consumers Energy Company (NYSE) from 1995 to 2004. Ms Flaherty was previously President and Chief Operating Officer of Winstar International from 1999 to 2001. From 1997 to 1998, Ms Flaherty was the Senior Vice President, Global Product Architecture for MCI Communications, Inc. Prior to that she was Marketing Director for National Business Communications at BT.

Ms. Flaherty graduated from Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois with a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences. She is a member of the McCormick Advisory Board, Northwestern University, and sits on its executive committee.

Rick Medlock
Executive director and chief financial officer

Mr Medlock joined the Board in September 2004. Prior to joining Inmarsat, he had served as chief financial officer and company secretary of NDS Group plc (Nasdaq and Euronext) since 1996. Mr. Medlock previously served as chief financial officer of several private equity backed technology companies in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Mr Medlock is a non-executive director of Cheapflights Limited and Chairman of their Audit Committee. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Mr. Medlock holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

Janice Obuchowski
Independent, non-executive director

Ms Obuchowski joined the Board in May 2009. Janice has held several senior positions, both in the United States government and in the private sector. She served as Head of Delegation and as the US Ambassador to the World Radiocommunications Conference 2003 and was Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the Department of Commerce leading the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under President George H W Bush. Earlier in her career she held several positions at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including Senior Advisor to the Chairman.

Janice is President and founder of Freedom Technologies, Inc. She is currently on public company boards of Orbital Sciences Corporation and CSG Systems, Inc where she has responsibility for chairing committees for both those companies. Other public company experience has been with Qualcomm and Stratos Global Corporation.

John Rennocks
Senior independent, non-executive director and deputy chairman

Mr Rennocks joined the Board in January 2005. He is an independent, non-executive chairman of Diploma plc, Nestor plc and Intelligent Energy plc, and a non-executive director of several other companies. He has broad experience in biotechnology, support services and manufacturing.

Mr. Rennocks previously served as a director of Inmarsat Ventures plc, and as Executive Director-Finance for British Steel plc/Corus Group plc, Powergen plc and Smith & Nephew plc. Mr. Rennocks is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Alison Horrocks
Company Secretary

Ms Horrocks has been Secretary to the Board since its inception and also serves the boards of Inmarsat’s other main operating companies. She was previously group company secretary of International Public Relations plc, a worldwide public relations company. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.