ITSO HOLDS THE 41ST MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF PARTIES; ELECTS DR. RENATA BRAZIL-DAVID AS DIRECTOR GENERAL
Washington DC, 10 October 2024 – Today, representatives from 94 Member States of the International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO) concluded their deliberations at the 41st Assembly of Parties. The meeting was held in Washington, D.C. at American University’s Washington College of Law and was chaired by Mr. Alexandru Cozma, Head of Delegation, the Party of Romania.
The Assembly, which meets once every two years, took important decisions on a number of key issues including the approval of the ITSO Strategic Plan for 2024 to 2026, Goals and Objectives through the year 2026, the Financial Budget for the Organization, the reports of two Working Groups focusing on the future resilience and sustainability of ITSO, and the selection of 11 members of the Panel of Legal Experts.
The Assembly of Parties elected Dr. Renata Brazil-David as the new Director General and CEO of ITSO for four years, effective 18 July 2025 through July 2029. Dr. Brazil-David, a citizen of Brazil, will replace Mr. Patrick Masambu, the current Director General and CEO, whose mandate will end on 17th July 2025. In addition, the Assembly of Parties decided to designate Dr. Renata Brazil-David as acting Director General/Deputy Director General in accordance with Article X (l) of the ITSO Agreement. In recognition of his exceptional leadership of ITSO during his term of office, the Assembly decided to honor Mr. Masambu with the title of Director General Emeritus to be effective from July 2025.
Dr. Renata Brazil-David
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental Organization based in Washington, DC, with 149 Member Nations. ITSO’s role is to ensure that Intelsat S.A. provides public telecommunications services, including voice, data and video, on a global and non-discriminatory basis. Previously known as “INTELSAT”, the Organization was established in 1973 and restructured in 2001, resulting in the creation of a private entity, Intelsat, Ltd. (now called Intelsat S.A.) and the international intergovernmental organization, referred to as ITSO. For more information, visit www.itso.int.