Total Compensation: $ 1.49 M
Mr. Kaul has been a director as well as our Chief Executive Officer and President since February 3, 2006, and has been HNS' Chief Executive Officer and President since 2000. Mr. Kaul was appointed to HNS' Board of Managers on April 22, 2005, and serves as its Chairman. Previously, Mr. Kaul served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and Director of Engineering of HNS. Before joining HNS in 1973, Mr. Kaul worked at COMSAT Laboratories in Clarksburg, Maryland. Mr. Kaul received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds numerous patents and has published articles and papers on a variety of technical topics concerning satellite communications. Mr. Kaul is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and serves on the Board of Directors of Primus Telecommunications.
Total Compensation: $ 729,315.00
Mr. Barber has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2006 and has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HNS since January 2006. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Barber served first as Controller and then Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Acterna, Inc., a global manufacturer of test and measurement equipment for the Telco and Cable markets located in Germantown, Maryland. From 1984 through 2002, Mr. Barber served in various senior financial positions with Nortel Networks in the United States, Canada, France and England. Mr. Barber received his Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Canadian chartered accountant.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. McElroy has been our Chief Accounting Officer since February 2006. In August 2007, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Controller of HNS and is responsible for all financial accounting and reporting matters for HNS and its global consolidated operations. From June 2006 to September 2007 he was HNS' Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining HNS in January 1988 as a Director of Finance, Mr. McElroy was a senior manager in the audit group for PriceWaterhouse in Washington, D.C. from 1977 to 1988. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. Francis University.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Manson has been our and HNS' Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since August 2007, prior to which he was our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 3, 2006 and HNS' Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since November 2004. Mr. Manson also serves as a director or officer for several of our subsidiaries. Mr. Manson joined HNS in June 2000 as Assistant Vice President, Legal and became HNS' Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel in 2001. Prior to joining HNS, Mr. Manson had been an associate at the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since September 1993. Mr. Manson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Princeton University and a certificate from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from Columbia University School of Law.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Dutt has been our Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations officer since March 2007. Mr. Dutt has served as Vice President and Treasurer of HNS since January 2001 and as HNS' Investment Relations Officer since February 2008. Mr. Dutt joined HNS in July 1993 and has held various positions in finance since then, including corporate planning, international finance, treasury and an international assignment as Chief Financial Officer of a subsidiary of the Company where he played a lead role in its start-up and in taking it public. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Dutt served in various positions in the U.S. and overseas at IBM Corporation in sales, marketing and finance. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Poona, India.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Leddy has been a director since our formation on June 23, 2005. Mr. Leddy was our President from our formation in June 2005 until February 2006 and our Chief Executive Officer from November 2005 until February 2006. Mr. Leddy currently serves on the board of directors and is the Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Telematics, Inc. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of SkyTerra Communications, Inc. from April 2003 to December 2006, having served as its President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2002 and its Senior Vice President of Operations since June 2002. From September 1980 to December 2001, Mr. Leddy worked for EMS Technologies, most recently as a Vice President. Mr. Leddy serves on the boards of directors of SkyTerra Communications, Inc., Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP, and Hughes Systique Corporation. Mr. Leddy serves on HNS' Board of Managers.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Stone has been a director since December 2, 2005. Mr. Stone is a senior partner of Apollo Advisors, L.P., which, together with its affiliates, acts as managing general partner of the Apollo Investment Funds, a series of private securities investment funds, where he has worked since 1997. Mr. Stone also serves on the board of directors of AMC Entertainment Inc., Connections Academy, LLC, Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP and SkyTerra Communications, Inc. Mr. Stone also serves on HNS' Board of Managers.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Gabbard has been a director since June 16, 2006. He is a private investor who has more than 25 years of general management experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors. Mr. Gabbard is a member of the board of directors of COLT Telecom, SA, Luxembourg, a pan-European provider of business communications services. He is also a member of the board of directors of Knology, Inc. and Trillion Partners. From August 1990 to January 1993, Mr. Gabbard was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MCI Communications Corporation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Ruisi has been a director since June 16, 2006. He is a private investor/consultant and also serves on the Board of Governors of Sound Shore Medical Center where he was Chairman from 2002 to 2006. He also serves on the boards of directors of UST Inc. (NYSE: UST), a packaged goods Company, and Innkeepers USA, a privately held hotel real estate investment trust. Mr. Ruisi has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry in which he held various senior executive positions. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Loews Cineplex Entertainment from 1998 to 2002, Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment from 1991 to 1998, Senior Vice President of Columbia Pictures Entertainment from 1987 to 1990 and Senior Vice President Finance and Vice President and Controller of Tri-Star Pictures from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Ruisi started his career in public accounting and worked for Price Waterhouse & Co. from 1970 to 1983.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Weiner has been a director since December 2, 2005. Mr. Weiner has been Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Ares Management LLC since September 2006. Previously, Mr. Weiner was employed with Apollo Advisors, L.P. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors and served as general counsel of the Apollo organization from 1992 to August 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 serves on the board of directors of SkyTerra Communications, Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Africk has been a director since December 2, 2005. Mr. Africk is a senior partner of Apollo Advisors, L.P., which, together with its affiliates, acts as managing general partner of the Apollo Investment Funds, a series of private securities investment funds, where he has worked since 1992. Mr. Africk serves on the boards of directors of Hughes Telematics, Inc., SkyTerra Communications, Inc., SOURCECORP, Incorporated, and Mobile Satellite Ventures LP. Mr. Africk also serves on HNS' Board of Managers.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Clark has been a director since March 7, 2006. Mr. Clark is a private investor who has more than 30 years of general management experience in the communications, technology and manufacturing sectors. In 1997, he founded SpectraSite Communications, Inc., a wireless communications tower operator based in Cary, North Carolina with a nationwide portfolio of 8,000 towers. He served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the board of directors of SpectraSite Communications until August, 2005 when the company was sold to American Tower Corporation.
Total Compensation: $ 1.01 M
Mr. Gaske has been our Executive Vice President, North American Division since February 2006 and has also served as HNS' Executive Vice President, North American Division since 1999. Mr. Gaske joined HNS in 1977. Mr. Gaske has held a variety of engineering, marketing, and business management positions throughout his career. Mr. Gaske holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), a published author on satellite networking technologies and markets and the holder of numerous patents in satellite communications and broadband networking.
Total Compensation: $ 885,798.00
Mr. Morris has been our and HNS' Executive Vice President, Engineering since February 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Morris had been Senior Vice President of Engineering of HNS since 1996. His career began with HNS in 1982 as a hardware design engineer and he has held a variety of technical and management positions throughout his career. Mr. Morris received a Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College Dublin and a Master of Science degree in Digital Techniques from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Prior to joining HNS, he worked for Ferranti Electronics and Electro Optics Division for 4 1/2 years. Mr. Morris is a co-inventor for a number of patents in digital communications and has authored several published papers. He is also a member of the IEEE.
Total Compensation: $ 942,398.00
Mr. Pourmand has been our Executive Vice President, International Division since February 2006 and has served as Executive Vice President, International Division of HNS since 1993. Mr. Pourmand joined HNS in 1979 and is currently responsible for all aspects of HNS' international operations, including oversight of profit and loss, marketing, product development and strategic direction for HNS' global activities. He is also a member of HNS' Executive Committee which oversees the overall management of HNS. Prior to joining HNS, Mr. Pourmand was a director with Rockwell International in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Pourmand has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Belmonte has been our Assistant Secretary since March 2007. Ms. Belmonte joined HNS in January 2007 as Senior Counsel, Securities. Prior to joining HNS, from 2002 to 2006, Ms. Belmonte was an associate with the law firms of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Patton Boggs LLP where she practiced securities and general corporate law. Ms. Belmonte received Bachelor of Science degrees in Multinational Business Operations, Marketing and Business Management from Florida State University. Ms. Belmonte received a Juris Doctorate degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.
