INVESTOR/FINANCIAL
Board of Directors
Alexander H. Good – Chief Executive Officer and President, Chairman. Mr. Good has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President since December 2006. Mr. Good was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company on April 9, 2008 and became the Chairman of the Board of Directors on April 24, 2008. Mr. Good has served as SkyTerra LP’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board since April 2004. In 2002 and 2003, prior to joining SkyTerra LP, Mr. Good served as the Executive Chairman of Affinity Internet and Executive Chairman of Nexverse Networks, Inc., now Veraz Networks, Inc., and also served as a director of NextLevel Communications, Inc. Mr. Good was Chairman and CEO of @Link Networks, Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Good was Executive Vice President of Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon) from 1997 to 1999. He served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of Bell Atlantic Corporation from 1995 to 1997 and was Chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic International from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Good served as Senior Vice President of Mtel Communications, Inc. and CEO of MTEL International from 1990 to 1994.
Jose A. Cecin, Jr. – Mr. Cecin has served as a director of the Company since April 2008. Currently, he is the President and founder of Lumina Advisors, a strategy, operations and corporate development advisory company. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Cecin was Managing Director and Group Head of the Communications Investment Banking practice at BB&T Capital Markets, the investment banking division of BB&T Corporation. In 1999, he co-founded Cambrian Communications, a facilities-based telecommunications service provider, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Cecin was also a founder of Wave International, a financier and builder of telecommunications infrastructure in emerging markets, where from 1996 to 1999 he helped acquire, fund and build out competitive telecommunications infrastructure in Venezuela’s 5 largest cities. Mr. Cecin also previously served as Managing Director of Corporate Development at Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon). He also previously served as an officer in the United States Army’s 25th Infantry Division. Mr. Cecin is currently an independent director of RCN Corporation, a triple-play cable television and telecommunications services company, and Arbinet-the Exchange Inc., a leading provider of international voice and IP solutions. Mr. Cecin earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Cecin serves on our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Special Committee.
Jeffrey M. Killeen – Mr. Killeen has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since October 1998. Since January1, 2002, Mr.Killeen has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Globalspec, Inc., an information services company. Mr.Killeen was the Chief Executive Officer of Forbes.com from August 1999 to March 2001. Prior to that, from January 1998 to March 1999, Mr.Killeen was the Chief Operating Officer of barnesandnoble.com. Before joining barnesandnoble.com, Mr.Killeen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Bell Interactive Media from August 1994 to January 1998. Mr. Killeen serves on the board of directors of drugstore.com, Inc. Mr. Killeen serves on our Audit Committee and Special Committee.
Paul S. Latchford, Jr. – Mr. Latchford has served as a director of the Company since April 2008. Mr. Latchford is Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spencer Trask Media & Communications Group LLC. Prior to joining Spencer Trask in June 1999, Mr. Latchford served as Principal Vice President for Global Business Development in Bechtel Group, Inc. from February 1997 to June 1999. Beginning in the early 1990’s Mr. Latchford held several regional business development positions in Bell Atlantic International, Inc. and was appointed Vice President of Business Development for the Asia Pacific Region in 1994. Mr. Latchford serves on our Compensation Committee.
William F. Stasior – Mr. Stasior has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since April 2000. Mr.Stasior was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Booz Allen& Hamilton Inc., a management and technology consulting firm, from 1991 to 1999. Since October 1999, Mr.Stasior has been the Senior Chairman of Booz Allen. Mr.Stasior also serves on the boards of directors of OPNET Technologies, Inc., a software company that specializes in enhancing network performance for enterprises and service providers, and Vanu, Inc., a leading developer of software-defined radio technology. Mr. Stasior serves on our Audit Committee and Special Committee.
Michael D. Weiner – Mr. Weiner has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since June 2005. Mr.Weiner has been Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Ares Management since September 2006. Previously, Mr.Weiner was employed with Apollo Management, L.P., a leading private investment management firm and served as general counsel of the Apollo organization from 1992 to September 2006. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr.Weiner was a partner in the law firm of Morgan, Lewis& Bockius specializing in securities law, public and private financings, and corporate and commercial transactions. Mr.Weiner also serves on the board of directors of Hughes Communications, Inc.
