People: Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM.OQ)
IRDM.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Niehaus |
57 | 2009 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
Matthew Desch |
55 | 2009 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Thomas Fitzpatrick |
55 | 2010 | Chief Financial Officer |
Donald Thoma |
51 | 2012 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Aireon LLC |
Bryan Hartin |
49 | 2012 | Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing |
Scott Scheimreif |
44 | 2012 | Executive Vice President - Government Programs |
S. Scott Smith |
54 | 2012 | Executive Vice President - Technology Development and Satellite Operations |
Richard Nyren |
42 | 2011 | Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller |
John Roddy |
58 | 2012 | Executive Vice President, Quality and Global Operations of Iridium Satellite |
Thomas Hickey |
53 | 2011 | Chief Legal Officer, Secretary |
J. Darrel Barros |
52 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Thomas Canfield |
57 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Peter Dawkins |
75 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Alvin Krongard |
76 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Eric Olson |
61 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Steven Pfeiffer |
66 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Parker Rush |
48 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Steve Kunszabo |
Executive Director - Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Robert Niehaus |
Mr. Robert H. Niehaus is Independent Chairman of the Board of Iridium Communications Inc. Mr. Niehaus also served as the company Chief Executive Officer for a brief period in September 2009. Since 2009, Mr. Niehaus has served as the Chairman of GCP Capital Partners LLC, which was formed as the successor to Greenhill Capital Partners, where Mr. Niehaus served as Chairman from 2000 until 2009. Greenhill Capital Partners was the merchant banking business of Greenhill & Co., Inc. Prior to joining Greenhill & Co., Inc., Mr. Niehaus spent 17 years at Morgan Stanley & Co., or Morgan Stanley, where he was a Managing Director in the merchant banking department from 1990 to 1999. Mr. Niehaus was Vice Chairman and a director of the Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II, L.P., a $2.2 billion private equity investment fund, from 1992 to 1999, and was Vice Chairman and a director of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P., a $1.8 billion private equity investment fund, from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Niehaus was also the Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley’s merchant banking department from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Niehaus currently serves as a director of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. and previously served as a director of the following publicly held companies: American Italian Pasta Company from 1992 to January 2008, Crusader Energy Group Inc. from July 2008 to July 2009 and EXCO Resources Inc. from November 2004 to June 2009. Mr. Niehaus is a graduate of Princeton University and the Harvard Business School, from which he graduated with high distinction as a Baker Scholar. |
Matthew Desch |
Mr. Matthew J. Desch serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director of Iridium Communications Inc., since September 29, 2009. Mr. Desch has been the company Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company Board of Directors since September 2009, when the company purchased, directly or indirectly, all of the equity of Iridium Holdings LLC, or Iridium Holdings. Mr. Desch previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Holdings from August 2006 to September 2009. Before that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Telcordia Technologies, Inc., or Telcordia, a telecom software services provider, from 2002 to November 2005. Prior to Telcordia, he spent 13 years at Nortel Networks Corporation, or Nortel, including as President for its global wireless networks business from 1996 to 1999, and as President of Global Carriers, responsible for all carrier customers outside of North America, from 1999 until he left in March 2000. Mr. Desch served on the board of directors of Starent Networks, Corp. from 2005 until late 2009 and served on the board of directors and as Chairman of the Board of Airspan Networks, Inc. from 2000 to 2009. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. |
Thomas Fitzpatrick |
Mr. Thomas J. Fitzpatrick serves as Chief Financial Officer of Iridium Communications Inc., since April 5, 2010. Previously, from 2002 to December 2009, Mr. Fitzpatrick was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Centennial Communications Corp., a publicly traded telecommunications company acquired by AT&T in November 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Fitzpatrick was Chief Financial Officer of private and publicly traded companies in the telecommunications and technology industries and a Vice President at Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon). Mr. Fitzpatrick graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Villanova University. Mr. Fitzpatrick is also a Certified Public Accountant. |
Donald Thoma |
Mr. Donald Lee Thoma is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aireon LLC, a subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc. Mr. Thoma previously served as executive vice president, Marketing, at Iridium Communications Inc. where he was responsible for strategic marketing, product management and corporate communications for the company, as well as corporate initiatives related to Iridium NEXT - the next generation of the Iridium satellite constellation. Prior to joining Iridium, from 2000-2001, he served as vice president of marketing and business development for ObjectVideo, Inc. From 1992-2000, Mr. Thoma held various positions of responsibility for ORBCOMM, ranging from senior director of transportation to founder and general manager of the Vantage Tracking Solutions business unit and vice president of business development. Prior to ORBCOMM, from 1988-1990, he was the director of integration and launch operations for Orbital Sciences Corporation. Mr. Thoma served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Space Division from 1983-1988. He holds a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. |
Bryan Hartin |
Mr. Bryan J. Hartin is Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Iridium Communications Inc., since December 2012. Previously, from June 2009 to December 2012, Mr. Hartin was Senior Vice President of Sales, Distribution and Business Development of LightSquared, a telecommunications company. Prior to that, from May 2008 to June 2009, Mr. Hartin worked as an independent consultant to companies in the wireless telecommunications industry. From March 2003 to May 2008, Mr. Hartin was Vice President—Indirect Distribution of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Mr. Hartin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from LeMoyne College and a Master of Business Administration degree from The American University. |
Scott Scheimreif |
Mr. Scott T. Scheimreif is Executive Vice President - Government Programs of Iridium Communications Inc., since December 2012. From June 2012 to December 2012, Mr. Scheimreif served as the company acting Executive Vice President, Government Programs. Previously, from April 2008 to June 2012, Mr. Scheimreif was the company Vice President, Government Programs. Mr. Scheimreif graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Salisbury University. |
S. Scott Smith |
Mr. S. Scott Smith is Executive Vice President - Technology Development and Satellite Operations of Iridium Communications Inc. Mr. Smith previously served as Chief Operating Officer of DigitalGlobe Inc. from January 2006 through March 2010. From 1995 to January 2006, he held various positions at Space Imaging Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President, Sales, Engineering and Operations. Prior to this, Mr. Smith held various engineering and management positions for Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Mr. Smith is currently a member of the Board of Directors of SkyBox Imaging, Inc., located in Mountain View, California. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University. |
Richard Nyren |
Mr. Richard P. Nyren is Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller of Iridium Communications Inc. He was serving as the company Principal Accounting Officer. From January 2009 to August 2011, Mr. Nyren served as Assistant Controller and then Vice President and Controller of XO Holdings, Inc., a telecommunications service provider. Prior to XO Holdings, from October 2006 to January 2009, Mr. Nyren served as Controller of Fairchild Corporation, an international diversified holding company. Mr. Nyren has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland-College Park and is a Certified Public Accountant. |
John Roddy |
Mr. John Michael Roddy is Executive Vice President, Quality and Global Operations of Iridium Satellite LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc. Prior to joining Iridium Satellite, he held numerous executive positions at Telcordia from 2003 to 2006, including President, Telcordia Global Services; Senior Vice President, Global Operations; and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Telcordia, at Nortel he was Vice President and General Manager of the Carrier Professional Services Business Unit from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Technology and Director, Ottawa Laboratories for Public Carrier Networks from 1997 to 1998. He also held the position of Vice President, Canadian Technical Services and Global Product Support from 1993 to 1996. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. |
Thomas Hickey |
Mr. Thomas D. Hickey is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary is Iridium Communications Inc., since May 2, 2011. He previously served as General Counsel of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated from July 2010 through March 2011. From April 2006 through June 2010, Mr. Hickey served as Vice President and General Counsel of Cyren Call Communications Corporation, a provider of wireless communications solutions for first responders. Prior to that, he spent 17 years with Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation, most recently in the role of Vice President, Law and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to his work at Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation, Mr. Hickey began his legal career at Jones Day in the firm’s telecommunications practice. His prior experience also includes work in the White House, the Federal Communications Commission and Congress. Mr. Hickey received his law degree from Washington University School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree in public policy studies from Duke University. |
J. Darrel Barros |
Mr. J. Darrel Barros is Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc., since September 29, 2009. Mr. Barros has served as the President of Syndicated Communications, Inc., a private equity fund focused on media and communications, since 2006. He also has served as President of VGC, P.C., a Washington, D.C. based law firm specializing in private equity and early-stage investments, from 2003 to the present. Mr. Barros also served as a corporate and securities attorney in the venture capital practice group of DLA Piper US LLP from 1997 to 2003. He is currently Executive Chairman of Haven Media Group, LLC, a music-media company, and Chairman of Prestige Resort Properties, Inc., a resort and hospitality company. Mr. Barros is also a director of Maya Cinemas. Mr. Barros received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, a Master of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business in Dartmouth College, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Michigan. |
Thomas Canfield |
Mr. Thomas C. Canfield is Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc. Mr. Canfield has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Spirit Airlines, Inc. since October 2007. Previously, from July 2006 to September 2007, Mr. Canfield was General Counsel of Point Blank Solutions, Inc. and prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer and Plan Administrator for AT&T Latin America Corp. Prior to assuming those roles, Mr. Canfield was General Counsel and Secretary of AT&T Latin America Corp. following its acquisition by FirstCom Corporation. AT&T Latin America Corp. filed for bankruptcy in April 2003. Mr. Canfield became General Counsel of FirstCom in May 2000. Prior to joining FirstCom, Mr. Canfield was Counsel in the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where for nine years he practiced in the areas of corporate, securities and international transactions. Mr. Canfield previously served as a member of the board of directors of Tricom SA from 2004 until 2010. |
Peter Dawkins |
Brigadier Gen. Peter M. Dawkins (Ret.)., Ph.D., serves as Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc. He is the Founder and Principal of ShiningStar Capital LLC, or ShiningStar, which he founded in May 2008. From July 2009 to December 2012, Gen. Dawkins was also a Senior Partner at Flintlock Capital Asset Management LLC. Gen. Dawkins is currently a member of the advisory board of Wilmington Trust FSB. Prior to founding ShiningStar, Gen. Dawkins was Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management for Citigroup Inc., or Citigroup, from August 2007 to May 2008, Vice Chairman of the Citigroup Private Bank from 2000 to August 2007, and Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of The Travelers Companies, Inc. during an eleven-year tenure with the firm. Previously, from 1991 to 1996, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Primerica Financial Services, Inc., and earlier served as head of the U.S. consulting practice of Bain & Company Inc. Gen. Dawkins began his career in the private sector as head of the Public Financing Banking division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. A 1959 graduate of West Point, Gen. Dawkins served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1981. Gen. Dawkins holds a Ph.D. and Master in Public Affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University from 1959 through 1962. |
Alvin Krongard |
Mr. Alvin B. Krongard serves as an Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc., since September 29, 2009. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Iridium Holdings from 2006 to September 2009. Since 2004, Mr. Krongard has been pursuing personal interests. In 1991, Mr. Krongard was elected Chief Executive Officer of Alex. Brown Incorporated, or Alex. Brown, an investment banking firm, and in 1994, he also became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alex. Brown. Mr. Krongard also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bankers Trust Company N.A. from 1997 to 1998, in addition to holding other financial industry posts. He served as Counselor to the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency from 1998 to 2001, and then as Executive Director of the CIA from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Krongard served on the board of directors of PHH Corporation from January 2005 to June 2009. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Under Armour, Inc. and Apollo Global Management LLC and as Interim Chairman of The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation. Mr. Krongard received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Princeton University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Maryland School of Law with honors. |
Eric Olson |
Admiral (Retired) Eric T. Olson is Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc., effective December 6, 2011. Admiral Olson retired from active military service in September 2011 and currently is President and Managing Member of ETO Group, LLC, a consulting company of which he is the sole officer. Prior to his military retirement, he served as the commander of the United States Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, which is responsible for ensuring the readiness of joint special operations forces and conducting operations worldwide. Admiral Olson qualified as a Naval Special Warfare officer, or Navy SEAL, in 1974. He served in operational units within every component of the Naval Special Warfare community. Admiral Olson also served as a Navy SEAL instructor and in senior positions at the Joint Special Operations Command, Navy Staff, and USSOCOM. His overseas assignments included Israel, Egypt and Tunisia, and several deployments to contingencies and conflicts. Admiral Olson commanded SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Special Boat Squadron TWO, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and Naval Special Warfare Command. Admiral Olson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1973 and earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He was a Joint Specialty Officer and Political-Military Affairs sub-specialist with emphasis on Africa and the Middle East. Admiral Olson was the first Navy SEAL to be promoted to three-star and four-star rank, and the first Navy officer to command USSOCOM. His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star. He was also decorated for service by three foreign governments. Before he retired, he was the “Bull Frog,” an honorary title held by the longest serving Navy SEAL on active duty. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Under Armour, Inc. |
Steven Pfeiffer |
Mr. Steven B. Pfeiffer is Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc., since September 29, 2009. He served on the Board of Directors of Iridium Holdings from 2001 to September 2009. Mr. Pfeiffer has been a partner in the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP since 1983 and served as the elected Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2003 through 2012. He previously served as the Partner-In-Charge of the Washington, D.C. and London offices, and headed the firm’s International Department. Mr. Pfeiffer is also a Non-Executive Director of Barloworld Limited (a public company, on whose compensation, nominating and general purposes committee he serves) in South Africa, Chairman Emeritus of Wesleyan University, a Trustee of The Africa-America Institute in New York, a Director of Project HOPE in Washington, D.C., and a Director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Mr. Pfeiffer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters degree in jurisprudence. He also holds a Masters degree in Area Studies (Africa) from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London and holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Yale University. Mr. Pfeiffer served as an officer on active and reserve duty in the U.S. Navy. |
Parker Rush |
Mr. Parker William Rush is Independent Director of Iridium Communications Inc., since September 29, 2009. Mr. Rush has served as Chief Executive Officer of ClearView Risk Holdings LLC since July 2012. Previously, Mr. Rush served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Republic Companies, Inc., or Republic, a provider of property and casualty insurance, from December 2003 until March 2012. Prior to his employment with Republic, Mr. Rush served as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director at The Chubb Corporation and in various other capacities from February 1980. Mr. Rush is an Advisory Board Member for the Dallas/Ft. Worth Salvation Army. Mr. Rush received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas. |
Steve Kunszabo |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Robert Niehaus |
-- |
Matthew Desch |
1,869,700 |
Thomas Fitzpatrick |
877,583 |
Donald Thoma |
1,286,820 |
Bryan Hartin |
-- |
Scott Scheimreif |
-- |
S. Scott Smith |
769,623 |
Richard Nyren |
-- |
John Roddy |
726,359 |
Thomas Hickey |
-- |
J. Darrel Barros |
-- |
Thomas Canfield |
-- |
Peter Dawkins |
-- |
Alvin Krongard |
-- |
Eric Olson |
-- |
Steven Pfeiffer |
-- |
Parker Rush |
-- |
Steve Kunszabo |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Robert Niehaus |
0 | 0 |
Matthew Desch |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Fitzpatrick |
0 | 0 |
Donald Thoma |
0 | 0 |
Bryan Hartin |
0 | 0 |
Scott Scheimreif |
0 | 0 |
S. Scott Smith |
0 | 0 |
Richard Nyren |
0 | 0 |
John Roddy |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Hickey |
0 | 0 |
J. Darrel Barros |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Canfield |
0 | 0 |
Peter Dawkins |
0 | 0 |
Alvin Krongard |
0 | 0 |
Eric Olson |
0 | 0 |
Steven Pfeiffer |
0 | 0 |
Parker Rush |
0 | 0 |
Steve Kunszabo |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
SCHEIMREIF SCOTT |
178 | $7.10 |
SMITH STANFORD SCOTT |
247 | $7.10 |
FITZPATRICK THOMAS J |
250 | $7.10 |
DESCH MATTHEW JOHN |
775 | $7.10 |
RODDY JOHN MICHAEL |
247 | $7.10 |
NYREN RICHARD P |
38 | $7.10 |
HICKEY THOMAS D |
277 | $7.10 |
THOMA DONALD LEE |
259 | $7.10 |
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15,000 | $7.45 |
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15,000 | $7.32 |
CANFIELD THOMAS C |
10,000 | $7.23 |
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15,000 | $7.23 |
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15,000 | $7.13 |
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15,000 | $7.11 |
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15,000 | $6.87 |
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15,000 | $6.47 |
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15,000 | $6.71 |
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15,000 | $6.69 |
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15,000 | $6.70 |
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15,000 | $6.75 |
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15,000 | $6.73 |
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15,000 | $6.70 |
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15,000 | $6.67 |
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15,000 | $6.68 |
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15,000 | $6.70 |

