'We are thrilled to bring on Tony Bates as Skype's new CEO,' said Miles Flint, Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. I look forward to working with Skype's management team and talented employees to engineer the next wave of game-changing products and services for our users.' 'There are extraordinary opportunities ahead for Skype and I am eager to lead the company through this exciting juncture in its continuing transformation. 'Skype is not only a powerful global brand but also a global technology leader in Internet communications,' said Mr. Bates holds nine patents and has served on the boards of a range of technology companies including YouTube, the video sharing website TokBox, a provider of online video conference services BubbleMotion, a voice-based messaging and blogging service and LoveFilm, an online video streaming and rental service Bates, in addition to running Cisco's Enterprise Division, has also served as General Manager of Cisco's Service Provider Group, responsible for annual revenue of $10 billion. Bates was a member of the senior staff responsible for charting the company's global strategy and served on the Cisco Development Council, the Video Council, and the Enterprise Business Council. Reporting to Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers, Mr. He was the driving force behind Cisco's three key Enterprise architectures known as Borderless Networks, DataCenter and Collaboration. Bates was responsible for over $20 billion of annual revenue and managed over 12,500 employees worldwide. Bates has over 20 years of leadership experience in the communications and Internet industries, most recently as General Manager of Cisco's Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business Division. LUXEMBOURG, 4 October 2010 - The Board of Directors of Skype S.A., a global technology leader that enables real-time communications over the Internet, today announced that it has named Tony Bates, Senior Vice President of Cisco, as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Head of Cisco's Enterprise Business to Run Leading Global Internet Communications Company Skype Appoints Cisco Senior Executive Tony Bates as New CEO

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