NEXTNAV INC (NN)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for NN
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN | President and Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | 53 | [] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mariam Sorond has served as a director and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2023. Prior to her appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Sorond served as Chief Technology Officer of the Service Provider and Edge Business Unit at VMware since March 28, 2022 where she helped to define technical strategy internally and externally as well as lead engagements with service provider partners to influence and promote vision, product and solution alignment and adoption towards the digital transformation. From September 2019 to December 2021, Ms. Sorond served as Chief Research and Development Officer at CableLabs, where she focused on technical thought leadership, vision and strategy for the future of converged connectivity of broadband cable and mobile networks within the cable industry. Prior to CableLabs, from April 2012 to September 2019, Ms. Sorond served as Chief Wireless Architect of DISH and as the wireless expert for the company's entry into the wireless market. Earlier in her career, Ms. Sorond worked for vendors such as Lucent Technologies (now Nokia), and several operators including ICO Global Communications, Nextel, and PrimeCo, where she began as a radio frequency engineer. Ms. Sorond has served as a member of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee since 2014 and joined as a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Technical Advisory Committee in 2022. Ms. Sorond is also a member of the Board of Directors of CTIA, the wireless industry association. Ms. Sorond has been awarded several patents, with others pending and is an author and frequent speaker and panelist at industry forums. Ms. Sorond's experience leading transformational change across mobile, wireless, fixed and satellite networks for more than 30 years and her leadership positions within start-ups and Fortune 500 enterprises qualify her to serve on our Board.