Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)

inception in 1990 to 2001. Prior to 1990, Mr. Hartenstein served in various capacities for Hughes Communications, Inc., Equatorial Communications Services Company and Hughes Communications. Mr. Hartenstein also serves as a member of the board of directors of SanDisk Corporation, The City of Hope and Broadcom, Inc.

 

James P. Holden, age 57, has been a director since August 2001. From October 1999 until November 2000, Mr. Holden was the President and Chief Executive Officer of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, one of the world’s largest automakers. Prior to being appointed President in 1999, Mr. Holden held numerous senior positions within Chrysler Corporation during his 19-year career at the company. Since March 2007, Mr. Holden has been the Non-Executive Chairman of Meridian Automotive, a privately held auto supply company. Mr. Holden is a director of Speedway MotorSports, Inc. and Lead Director of Snap-On Incorporated.

 

Chester A. Huber, Jr., age 54, has been a director since July 2008. From January 2002 until the closing of the merger with XM in July 2008, Mr. Huber served as a director of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Mr. Huber was named President of OnStar Corporation in December 1999 and was General Manager of the OnStar Division of General Motors Corporation from June 1995 until December 1999. He has held a variety of engineering, operations and marketing roles in his 34-year career with General Motors, including General Director of Aftermarket Parts and Services, and General Director of Sales, Marketing and Product Support for the Electro-Motive Division. Mr. Huber recently served on a Federal Advisory Committee for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and currently serves on another on the Global Positioning System (GPS) convened by NASA.

 

Mel Karmazin, age 65, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since November 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Karmazin was President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors of Viacom Inc. from May 2000 until June 2004. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Karmazin was President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation from January 1999 and a director of CBS Corporation from 1997 until its merger with Viacom in May 2000. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Corporation from April 1998 through December 1998. Mr. Karmazin joined CBS Corporation in December 1996 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Station Group (Radio and Television) from May 1997 to April 1998. Prior to joining CBS Corporation, Mr. Karmazin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Infinity Broadcasting Corporation from 1981 until its acquisition by CBS Corporation in December 1996. Mr. Karmazin served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Infinity from December 1998 until the merger of Infinity Broadcasting Corporation with Viacom in February 2001.

 

John W. Mendel, age 54, has been a director since July 2008. From May 2005 until the closing of the merger with XM in July 2008, Mr. Mendel served as a director of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Mr. Mendel is Executive Vice President, automobile operations of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., responsible for Product Planning, Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations and Distribution for both Honda and Acura Automobile Divisions. Prior to joining American Honda in December 2004, Mr. Mendel served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Mazda North American Operations from January 2002 until November 2004. From 1976 to 2002, Mr. Mendel held numerous sales and marketing and management positions within Ford and Lincoln Mercury Divisions, Ford Customer Service and Ford of Europe.

 

James F. Mooney, age 54, has been a director since July 2003. Since March 2003, Mr. Mooney has been a director and chairman of the board of directors of Virgin Media Inc., a U.K. entertainment and communications business. From December 2004 to December 2007, Mr. Mooney was the chairman of the board of directors of RCN Corporation, a provider of bundled telephone, cable and high speed internet services. From April 2001 to September 2002, Mr. Mooney was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nextel Communications Inc., a provider of wireless communications services. From January 2000 to January 2001, Mr. Mooney was the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Tradeout Inc., an asset management firm owned jointly by General Electric Capital, Ebay Inc. and Benchmark Capital. From March 1999 to January 2000, Mr. Mooney was the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer at Baan Company, a business management software provider. From 1980 until 1999, Mr. Mooney held a number of positions with IBM Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer of the Americas.

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 Holdings 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 SkyTerra 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.

 

Jack Shaw, age 70, has been a director since July 2008. From May 1997 until the closing of the merger with XM in July 2008, Mr. Shaw served as a director of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Mr. Shaw served as Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation from January 2000 until his retirement in December 2003 and served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Hughes Network Systems, Inc. from 1987 and 1988, respectively, through January 2000. Previously, Mr. Shaw held senior management positions with companies including ITT Space Communications, Inc., Digital Communications Corporation and M/A-Com Telecommunications, Inc., which was acquired by Hughes Electronics Corporation in 1987. Mr. Shaw is a member of the Board of Directors of Globecomm Systems, Inc.

 

Jeffrey D. Zients, age 42, has been a director since July 2008. From May 2006 until the closing of the merger with XM in July 2008, Mr. Zients served as a director of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Mr. Zients leads an investment company that focuses on public and private small-cap companies. Mr. Zients serves as Chairman of the Board of PSA Healthcare, a pediatric home healthcare provider. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of The Advisory Board Company and Chairman of the Board of The Corporate Executive Board Company, two business-to-business content companies from June 2001 to November 2004 and January 2000 to April 2001, respectively. From July 1998 to June 2001, he served as Chief Executive Officer and from 1996 to July 1998 he served as Chief Operating Officer of The Advisory Board Company. Mr. Zients currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Best Practices, a provider of emergency medicine outsourcing services, and Timbuk2 Designs, a messenger bag and apparel retailer.

 

The board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” each of the Common Stock Director Nominees.