Intelsat, S.A. announced that General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, United States Air Force (Retired) and Jacqueline D. Reses have been appointed as independent members of the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Pawlikowski retired as Commander, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on September 1, 2018. During her command, she executed the critical mission of warfighter support through research and development, life cycle weapons systems management, test and evaluation installation support and supply chain management. Reses is currently the head of Square Capital, the lending division of payments company, Square. She oversees the suite of credit products that provide small businesses with access to the funding they need to grow and consumers with the ability to pay for purchases over time. Prior to leading Square Capital, Reses was the Chief Development Officer for Yahoo where she was responsible for directing the company’s acquisition and partnership strategy as well as leading Yahoo’s talent development team. The appointments of General Pawlikowsi and Jacqueline D. Reses bring the total number of directors to nine, five of whom serve as independent directors.