Corporate Governance | Management

Noah A. Samara

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Noah Samara has served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of 1worldspace and its predecessors since inception. Mr. Samara has been involved in the development of both geostationary and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems since the mid-1980s. Mr. Samara’s early career was in satellite telecommunications, first with Geostar Corporation and later with the Washington law firm of Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti.

Sridhar Ganesan

Chief Financial Officer

Sridhar Ganesan has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of 1worldspace and its predecessors since October 2004. Mr. Ganesan joined the 1worldspace group in September 2001 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development. Prior to joining the 1worldspace group, Mr. Ganesan was the founder and Chief Executive officer of a U.S.-based applications services provider, Skymach Corporation, from 2000 to 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Ganesan worked at Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunication in business development positions. Mr. Ganesan has more than twenty years of experience in business development, implementation of international businesses and projects and marketing and sales in the satellite, telecommunication, Internet, information technology and media areas.

Donald J. Frickel

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Donald J. Frickel has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of 1worldspace and its predecessors since January 1999. Mr. Frickel joined the 1worldspace group in March 1996 as Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining the 1worldspace group, Mr. Frickel served as Associate General Counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation.

Benoît Chéreau

CEO Europe

Benoît Chéreau joined 1worldspace in April 2005 as Chief Executive Officer of Worldspace Europe, based in Paris. In this capacity, Mr. Chéreau is responsible for all aspects of the company’s European strategic planning, operations, and management. Prior to joining 1worldspace, Mr. Chéreau served as deputy CEO in charge of technology and information systems for Groupe Canal +. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bouygues Telecom as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Marketing ,Sales and Customer Service. His accomplishments during his ten years with Bouygues Telecom include leading the effort to obtain the third cellular license in France and expanding the business from initial launch to six million subscribers. Mr. Chéreau is a graduate engineer of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.