People: American Tower Corp (AMT)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
James Taiclet	52	2004	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Bartlett	54	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer
Edmund DiSanto	60	2011	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Secretary
William Hess	49	2007	Executive Vice President - International Operations and President, Latin America and EMEA
Steven Marshall	51	2009	Executive Vice President, President - U.S. Tower Division
Amit Sharma	62	2007	Executive Vice President and President, Asia
Robert Meyer	49	2008	Senior Vice President - Finance, Corporate Controller
Pamela Reeve	63	2004	Lead Independent Director
Raymond Dolan	55	2003	Independent Director
Ronald Dykes	66	2007	Independent Director
Carolyn Katz	51	2004	Independent Director
Gustavo Lara Cantu	63	2004	Independent Director
JoAnn Reed	57	2007	Independent Director
David Sharbutt	63	2006	Independent Director
Samme Thompson	67	2005	Independent Director
Leah Stearns			Director - Investor Relations

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Biographies

Name	Description
James Taiclet	Mr. James D. Taiclet, Jr., is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of American Tower Corporation. Mr. Taiclet was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2001, was named Chief Executive Officer in October 2003 and was selected as Chairman of the Board in February 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Taiclet served as President of Honeywell Aerospace Services, a unit of Honeywell International since March 1999. From March 1996 until March 1999, Mr. Taiclet served as Vice President, Engine Services at Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation. He was also previously a consultant at McKinsey & Company, specializing in telecommunications and aerospace strategy and operations. Mr. Taiclet began his career as a United States Air Force officer and pilot. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University, where he was awarded a Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson School, and is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with majors in Engineering and International Relations. Mr. Taiclet serves on the Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women’s Healthcare, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Corporate Advisory Board of the Boston Club.
Thomas Bartlett	Mr. Thomas A. Bartlett, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of American Tower Corporation. Mr. Bartlett joined the Company in April 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and assumed the role of Treasurer in February 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bartlett served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller with Verizon Communications Inc. since November 2005. In this role, he was responsible for corporate-wide accounting, tax planning and compliance, SEC financial reporting, budget reporting and analysis, and capital expenditures planning functions. Mr. Bartlett previously held the roles of Senior Vice President and Treasurer, as well as Senior Vice President in Investor Relations. During his 25 year career with Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies and affiliates, he served in numerous operations and business development roles, including as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic International Wireless from 1995 through 2000, where he was responsible for wireless activities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, and was also an area President in Verizon’s U.S. wireless business responsible for all operational aspects in both the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.Mr. Bartlett began his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. Mr. Bartlett earned his M.B.A. degree from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Lehigh University, and became a Certified Public Accountant.
Edmund DiSanto	Mr. Edmund DiSanto is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Secretary of American Tower Corp. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. DiSanto was with Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation. Mr. DiSanto started with United Technologies in 1989, where he first served as Assistant General Counsel of its Carrier subsidiary, then corporate Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Technologies, and from 1997, he held various legal and business roles at its Pratt & Whitney unit, including Deputy General Counsel and most recently, Vice President, Global Service Partners, Business Development. Prior to joining United Technologies, Mr. DiSanto served in a number of legal and related positions at United Dominion Industries and New England Electric Systems. Mr. DiSanto earned his J.D. degree from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University.
William Hess	Mr. William H. Hess is Executive Vice President - International Operations and President, Latin America and EMEA of American Tower Corp. Mr. Hess joined the Company in March 2001 as Chief Financial Officer of American Tower International and was appointed Executive Vice President in June 2001. Mr. Hess was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel in September 2002, and in February 2007, Mr. Hess was also appointed Executive Vice President - International Operations. Mr. Hess relinquished the position of General Counsel in April 2007 when he was named President of Latin American operations. In March 2009, Mr. Hess also became responsible for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) territory. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hess had been a partner in the corporate and finance practice group of the law firm of King & Spalding LLP, which he joined in 1990. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hess practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Young & Co. Mr. Hess received his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and is a graduate of Harding University.
Steven Marshall	Mr. Steven C. Marshall is Executive Vice President, President - U.S. Tower Division of American Tower Corp. He served as Executive Vice President - International Business Development from November 2007 through March 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Marshall was with National Grid Plc, where he served in a number of leadership and business development positions since 1997. Between 2003 and 2007, Mr. Marshall was Chief Executive Officer, National Grid Wireless, where he led National Grid’s wireless tower infrastructure business in the United States and United Kingdom. In addition, during his tenure at National Grid, as well as at Costain Group Plc and Tootal Group Plc, he led operational and business development efforts in Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In October 2010, Mr. Marshall was appointed a Director of PCIA-The Wireless Infrastructure Association. Mr. Marshall earned his M.B.A. degree from Manchester Business School in Manchester, England and a Bachelor of Science with honors in Building and Civil Engineering from the Victoria University of Manchester, England.
Amit Sharma	Mr. Amit Sharma is Executive Vice President and President, Asia of American Tower Corp. Mr. Sharma joined the Company in September 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sharma was with Motorola since 1992, where he led country teams in India and Southeast Asia, including as Country President, India and as Head of Strategy, Asia-Pacific. Mr. Sharma also served on Motorola’s Asia Pacific Board and was a member of its senior leadership team. Prior to joining Motorola, Mr. Sharma was with GE Capital, serving as Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, and prior to that, with McKinsey, New York, serving as a core member of the firm’s Electronics and Marketing Practices. Mr. Sharma earned his M.B.A. degree in International Business from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the Dean’s List and the Director’s Honors List. Mr. Sharma also holds an MS in Computer Science from the Moore School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.
Robert Meyer	Mr. Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr., is Senior Vice President - Finance, Corporate Controller of American Tower Corp. Prior to joining the Company, since 1998, Mr. Meyer was with Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a provider of child care, early education and work/life consulting services, where he most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Meyer also served as Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance while at Bright Horizons. Prior to joining Bright Horizons, from 1997 to 1998, Mr. Meyer served as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at First Security Services Corp. Mr. Meyer earned his Masters in Finance from Bentley University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Marquette University, and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Pamela Reeve	Ms. Pamela D.A. Reeve is Lead Independent Director of American Tower Corp. In April 2004, Ms. Reeve was appointed to the Compensation Committee, and served as its Chairperson from that date until May 2009. In May 2009, Ms. Reeve was re-appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, having served on that Committee from August 2002 to February 2005. Ms. Reeve also served on the Audit Committee from August 2002 to July 2007. From November 1989 to August 2004, Ms. Reeve was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Lightbridge, Inc., a global provider of mobile business solutions, offering products and services for the wireless communications industry. Prior to joining Lightbridge in 1989, Ms. Reeve spent 11 years as a consultant and in a series of executive positions at the Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Ms. Reeve currently serves on the board of directors of Frontier Communications Corporation, and had previously served as a director of NMS Communications Corp. and Livewire Mobile, Inc.
Raymond Dolan	Mr. Raymond P. Dolan is Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since February 2003. In January 2004, Mr. Dolan was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and in February 2005, he was appointed the Chairperson. From February 2003 to May 2011, Mr. Dolan served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Dolan is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Sonus Networks, Inc., a supplier of voice, video and data infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless telephone service providers, a position he was appointed to in October 2010. Until January 2008, Mr. Dolan served as Chief Executive Officer of QUALCOMM Flarion Technologies and Senior Vice President at QUALCOMM. Prior to that, Mr. Dolan had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Flarion Technologies, Inc., a provider of mobile broadband communications systems, from May 2000 until its acquisition by QUALCOMM in January 2006. From 1996 until May 2000, Mr. Dolan was Chief Operating Officer of NextWave Telecom. Prior to joining NextWave, he was Executive Vice President of Marketing for Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile. Mr. Dolan served on the board of directors of NII Holdings, Inc. from July 2008 to May 2012.
Ronald Dykes	Mr. Ronald M. Dykes is Independent Director of American Tower Corp. Mr. Dykes most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of BellSouth Corporation, a position he retired from in 2005. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Dykes had worked for BellSouth Corporation and its predecessor entities in various capacities for over 34 years. Mr. Dykes served on the board of directors of Burger King Holdings, Inc. and chaired its audit committee from 2007 through October 2010. From October 2000 through December 31, 2005, Mr. Dykes also served as a director of Cingular Wireless, most recently as Chairman of the Board.
Carolyn Katz	Ms. Carolyn F. Katz is an Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since February 2004. In May 2007, Ms. Katz was appointed as Chairperson of the Audit Committee. From April 2004 to May 2009, Ms. Katz served on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Katz is currently serving as Executive Chairman of Author & Company, a digital publishing company. From May 2000 to October 2001, Ms. Katz served as a principal of Providence Equity Partners Inc., a private investment firm specializing in equity investments in telecommunications and media companies. From June 1984 to April 2000, Ms. Katz was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., most recently as a Managing Director and co-head of Emerging Communications. Ms. Katz currently serves on the board of directors of NII Holdings, Inc.
Gustavo Lara Cantu	Mr. Gustavo Lara Cantu is Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since November 2004. From February 2005 to May 2009, Mr. Lara served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Lara most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Monsanto Company’s Latin America North division, a position he retired from in 2004. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Lara had worked for the Monsanto Company in various capacities for over 24 years.
JoAnn Reed	Ms. JoAnn A. Reed is Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since May 2007. Ms. Reed is currently serving as a healthcare services consultant. Ms. Reed previously served as the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager, until March 2008. Upon joining Medco in 1988, Ms. Reed served in finance and accounting roles of increasing responsibility and was appointed Senior Vice President, Finance in 1992 and Chief Financial Officer in 1996. Prior to joining Medco, Ms. Reed’s experience included finance roles at Aetna/American Re-Insurance Co., CBS Inc., Standard and Poor’s Corp. and Unisys/Timeplex Inc. Ms. Reed currently serves on the board of directors of Waters Corp. and as a Trustee for St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, Indiana.
David Sharbutt	Mr. David E. Sharbutt is Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since July 2006. He was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in May 2007. Mr. Sharbutt also served on the Audit Committee from May 2007 to November 2007. Mr. Sharbutt most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Alamosa Holdings, Inc., a provider of wireless communications services, which was acquired by Sprint Nextel Corporation in February 2006. Mr. Sharbutt had been Alamosa’s Chairman and a director since Alamosa was founded in July 1998 and was named Chief Executive Officer of Alamosa in October 1999. Mr. Sharbutt was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hicks & Ragland Engineering Co., an engineering consulting company, now known as CHR Solutions. While at CHR Solutions, Mr. Sharbutt worked with independent telephone companies in developing strategic, engineering and implementation plans for various types of telecommunications services. Mr. Sharbutt currently serves as a director of Flat Wireless, LLC, a private company.
Samme Thompson	Mr. Samme L. Thompson is Independent Director of American Tower Corp., since August 2005. He was appointed to the Compensation Committee in May 2006. In May 2009, he was appointed as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Thompson served as a director of SpectraSite, Inc. from June 2004 until the merger with SpectraSite in August 2005. From 2002 to present, Mr. Thompson has served as the President of Telit Associates, Incorporated, a financial and strategic advisory firm. Mr. Thompson worked for Motorola, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Director, Strategy and Corporate Development from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Thompson’s prior work experience includes serving as Director of Strategic Planning and Development with AT&T Information Systems, as Senior Vice President with Kidder, Peabody & Co. and as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Thompson has over 35 years of management experience and currently serves on the board of directors of USA Mobility, Inc. Prior to the merger between Arch Wireless, Inc. and Metrocall Holdings, Inc. to form USA Mobility, Inc., Mr. Thompson was a director at Arch Wireless, Inc.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
James Taiclet	11,161,200
Thomas Bartlett	4,210,910
Edmund DiSanto	3,490,670
William Hess	3,766,520
Steven Marshall	3,917,230
Amit Sharma	--
Robert Meyer	--
Pamela Reeve	--
Raymond Dolan	--
Ronald Dykes	--
Carolyn Katz	--
Gustavo Lara Cantu	--
JoAnn Reed	--
David Sharbutt	--
Samme Thompson	--
Leah Stearns	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
James Taiclet	1,754,493	35,047,700
Thomas Bartlett	32,620	846,815
Edmund DiSanto	47,418	1,265,730
William Hess	523,257	8,533,440
Steven Marshall	113,988	4,190,560
Amit Sharma	0	0
Robert Meyer	0	0
Pamela Reeve	0	0
Raymond Dolan	0	0
Ronald Dykes	0	0
Carolyn Katz	0	0
Gustavo Lara Cantu	0	0
JoAnn Reed	0	0
David Sharbutt	0	0
Samme Thompson	0	0
Leah Stearns	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
MEYER ROBERT JOSEPH JR	2,046	$84.02
DISANTO EDMUND	90,688	$77.88
DISANTO EDMUND	90,688	$42.95
BARTLETT THOMAS A	9,908	$0.00
BARTLETT THOMAS A	4,677	$77.75
DYKES RONALD M	5,500	$76.51
HESS WILLIAM H	2,348	$76.03
TAICLET JAMES D JR	16,130	$0.00
MEYER ROBERT JOSEPH JR	353	$76.03
MARSHALL STEVEN C	2,330	$76.03
SHARMA AMIT	4,436	$0.00
DISANTO EDMUND	4,839	$0.00
SHARMA AMIT	1,831	$76.03
TAICLET JAMES D JR	7,513	$76.03
HESS WILLIAM H	5,041	$0.00
MARSHALL STEVEN C	5,041	$0.00
BARTLETT THOMAS A	5,444	$0.00
MEYER ROBERT JOSEPH JR	1,109	$0.00
BARTLETT THOMAS A	2,536	$76.03
DISANTO EDMUND	2,254	$76.03
SHARBUTT DAVID E	813	$0.00
THOMPSON SAMME L	813	$0.00
REEVE PAMELA D A	813	$0.00
DYKES RONALD M	813	$0.00
REED JOANN A	813	$0.00

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