Samme L. Thompson

Mr. Thompson has been a Director since August 2005 and was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in May 2019. From May 2006 to May 2019, Mr. Thompson served on the Compensation Committee, and served as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee from May 2009 to May 2019. Mr. Thompson served as a Director of SpectraSite, Inc. from June 2004 until our merger with SpectraSite in August 2005. From 2002 to present, Mr. Thompson has served as the President of Telit Associates, Incorporated, a financial and strategic advisory firm. Mr. Thompson worked for Motorola, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Director, Strategy and Corporate Development from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Thompson also previously served as Director of Strategic Planning and Development with AT&T Information Systems, as Senior Vice President with Kidder, Peabody & Co. and as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Thompson served on the Board of Directors of Spok Holdings, Inc., formerly USA Mobility, Inc, from November 2004 to July 2020. He is a Trustee for the University of Chicago’s Marine Biological Laboratory.