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JAMES TAICLET
Chief Executive Officer

Jim Taiclet was named Chief Executive Officer in October 2003 and Chairman of the Board in February 2004, succeeding Steve Dodge in both of these roles. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of American Tower Corporation in September 2001. He is a member of the FCC Media Security and Reliability Council and serves on the Board of Directors of PCIA, the principal trade association for the wireless infrastructure industry. Taiclet joined American Tower from Honeywell International, where as President of Honeywell Aerospace Services, he led a global organization of 10,000 employees providing aircraft equipment repair, part distribution, logistics, and space operations services. Prior to Honeywell, Taiclet served as Vice President, Engine Services at Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation. He was also previously a consultant at McKinsey & Company, specializing in telecommunications and aerospace. Taiclet began his career as an Air Force officer and pilot and served in the Gulf War. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University, where he was a Wilson Fellow, and is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.


BRAD SINGER
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Brad Singer was named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of American Tower in December 2001. Since joining the company in September 2000, Singer has held executive positions in the areas of finance, operations, and strategy. Prior to this, Singer was an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co., focusing on the telecommunications industry. From 1991 to 1995, he was the CFO of Clyde’s Restaurant Group in Washington, D.C. Singer holds an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He serves as a director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and chairman of its audit committee and as a director of Citizens Communications Company.


STEVEN MOSKOWITZ
President, U.S. Tower Division

Steven J. Moskowitz is American Tower's Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower Division. Moskowitz joined American Tower in January 1998, initially as a Vice President and General Manager of our Northeast Region, and was appointed Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing and Vice President and General Manager of the Northeast Region in March 1999. He was named Executive Vice President of the U.S. Tower & Services Division in January 2002 and named President in October 2003. Prior to joining American Tower, Moskowitz held a number of senior management positions in broadcast media and advertising, including Vice President, General Manager of Eastman Radio – a national leader in media sales. He was also a Vice President of Katz Radio, a division of Katz Media, the largest broadcast media representation firm in the United States, during his 13 years in the broadcasting and media industry. From 1983 to 1985, Moskowitz worked with MCI Communications while completing his undergraduate degree from Temple University.


HAL HESS
Executive Vice President, International Operations
President, Latin America


Hal Hess was named Executive Vice President, International Operations, in February 2007. Prior to this role, he was Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since September of 2002. He joined American Tower in March 2001 as Chief Financial Officer of American Tower International, and was appointed Executive Vice President of American Tower Corporation in June 2001. Prior to American Tower, Hess was a partner in the corporate and finance group of the law firm King & Spalding, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters for telecommunications and infrastructure companies. Prior to attending law school, Hess practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Young & Co. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University and is a graduate of Harding University.



JEAN A. BUA
Executive Vice President, Finance
Corporate Controller

Jean A. Bua joined American Tower in August 2005 and was named Executive Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller in February 2007. Prior to joining the company, Bua was with Iron Mountain, Inc., a global records management and data protection services company, where she served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Worldwide Controller. From 1993 to 1996, Bua was Corporate Controller for Duracraft Corporation, an international consumer products manufacturer. Prior to joining Duracraft, she was Assistant Controller for Keithley Instruments, a high-tech hardware and software company, from 1991 to 1993. Bua was previously a management consultant for Ernst & Young and an auditor for KPMG. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Island.


ED DISANTO
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel

Ed DiSanto was named Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel on March 13, 2007. DiSanto came to American Tower from Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation and a leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems. DiSanto started with Pratt & Whitney in 1997 as Group Deputy Counsel and since then has held legal and business development roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President, Global Service Partners Business Development. Prior to joining Pratt & Whitney, DiSanto served in a number of legal, business and operations roles at United Dominion Industries, Carrier Corporation and United Technologies Corporation. DiSanto earned his law degree from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University.



AMIT SHARMA
Executive Vice President and President, Asia

Amit Sharma joined American Tower in September 2007 as the company’s Executive Vice President, Asia and President of its Asian subsidiary. Prior to joining American Tower, Sharma led country teams in India and Southeast Asia for Motorola, as Country President, India and as Head of Strategy, Asia-Pacific. He also served on Motorola’s Asia Pacific Board and was a member of its senior leadership team. Prior to joining Motorola, Sharma was with GE Capital, serving as Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Prior to that, he spent time with McKinsey, New York, serving as a core member of the firm's Electronics and Marketing Practices. He currently serves as a director of NIIT Technologies Limited and is on the India Advisory Board for NEA – a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Sharma earned his MBA in International Business from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and holds an MS in Computer Science from the Moore School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.


STEVEN MARSHALL
Executive Vice President, International Business Development


Steven Marshall was named Executive Vice President, International Business Development in November 2007. Prior to joining American Tower, Marshall was the CEO of National Grid Wireless, the market leading telecommunications and broadcast infrastructure provider in the United Kingdom. During this period, he also served on the boards of Digital UK, the government body responsible for analogue to digital switchover in the UK, and on the board of Freeview, the UK free-to-air digital broadcasting organization. Prior to this, Marshall was Executive Chairman of Intelig, the alternative national long distance telecommunications operator in Brasil; non-executive chairman of Silica Networks in Argentina and a non-executive Director of Manquéhue Net, Chile. Intelig was a joint venture between Sprint, France Telecom and National Grid Plc. Before these appointments, Marshall was responsible for National Grid Plc’s international business development. He has a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Building and Civil Engineering from Manchester University, England and an MBA from Manchester Business School, England.