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Name
Experience
Current
Position
Held
Since
Age
Michael C. Schwartz
Senior Vice President - Corporate and Business Development. He was appointed
Senior Vice President
- Corporate and Business Development on January 2, 2013. Mr.
Schwartz served as as Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Development and
Regulatory at Telesat Canada, a satellite communications company, from 2007 to
2012. Previously, Mr. Schwartz served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Corporate Development of SES New Skies, a satellite company. Prior to joining SES
New Skies, he served as Chief Development and Financial Officer of Terabeam
Corporation, responsible for business and corporate development as well as financial
operations.
2013
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Ryan H. Siurek
Vice President - Controller. He was appointed Vice President, Controller in November
2009. He served as Vice President and Assistant Controller from January 2009 to
November 2009. Prior to joining Sprint, he worked for LyondellBasell Industries, a
global chemical manufacturing company, from January 2004 through January 2009,
where he held various executive level finance and accounting positions in the United
States and Europe, including Controller
- European Operations.
2009
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Directors
Name
Experience
Director since
Age
Robert R. Bennett
Managing Director of Hilltop Investments, LLC, a private investment company. Mr.
Bennett served as President of Discovery Holding Company from March 2005 until
September 2008, when the company merged with Discovery Communications, Inc.,
creating a new public company. Mr. Bennett also served as President and CEO of
Liberty Media Corporation (now Liberty Interactive Corporation) from April 1997
until August 2005 and continued as President until February
2006. He was with
Liberty Media from its inception, serving as its principal financial officer and in
various other capacities. Prior to his tenure at Liberty Media, Mr. Bennett worked
with Tele
- Communications, Inc. and the Bank of New York. Mr. Bennett currently
serves as a director of Discovery Communications, Inc., Demand Media, Inc., and
Liberty Media Corporation. Mr. Bennett previously served on the board of directors
of Liberty Interactive Corporation and Discovery Holding Company.
2006
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Gordon M. Bethune
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Airlines, Inc., an
international commercial airline company. He served as Chief Executive Officer of
Continental Airlines from 1994 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1996
until December 30, 2004. He is currently a director of Honeywell International Inc. and
Prudential Financial, Inc. He previously served on the board of directors of Willis
Group Holdings, Ltd.
2004
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