Gary M. Parsons
Chairman of the Board
Industry: Media and Publishing
Overview
Gary M. Parsons, age 58, has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 2008. From May 1997 until the closing of the merger with XM in July 2008, Mr. Parsons served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of XM Satellite Radio Inc. and previously served as its Chief Executive Officer. He serves on the board of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd, and is Chairman and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. Mr. Parsons was President and Chief Executive Officer of TerraStar Corporation, formerly Motient Corporation, from July 1996 to March 1998, and subsequently served as Chairman until May 2002. Previously, Mr. Parsons was with MCI Communications Corporation where he served in a variety of roles from 1990 to 1996, including Executive Vice President of MCI Communications, and as Chief Executive Officer of MCI's subsidiary MCImetro, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Parsons was one of the principals of Telecom*USA, which was acquired by MCI.
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