Gary Parsons
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Gary Parsons is the former chairman of the board for Sirius XM Radio. Mr. Parsons was also formerly on the board of WorldSpace
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Corporation where he served in a variety of roles from 1990 to 1996. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for XM Satellite Radio
from May 1997. He served as CEO until the recruitment of Hugh Panero. Parsons was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motient Corporation from March 1998 to May 2002. Parsons joined Motient in July 1996, and also served as its Chief Executive Officer and President. He serves on the board of Sorrento Networks Corporation and is Chairman and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. Gary Parsons resigned from his position as chairman of the board for Sirius XM Radio in November 2009, and was succeeded by independent director Eddy Hartenstein. He has two sons, Gary "Mike" Michael Parsons Jr. and Kenneth James Parsons.
WorldSpace
1worldspace, formerly known as 'WorldSpace', is a currently defunct satellite radio network that provided service to over 170,000 subscribers in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia with 96% coming from India...
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Biography
Parsons was with MCI CommunicationsMCI Communications
MCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
Corporation where he served in a variety of roles from 1990 to 1996. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
from May 1997. He served as CEO until the recruitment of Hugh Panero. Parsons was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motient Corporation from March 1998 to May 2002. Parsons joined Motient in July 1996, and also served as its Chief Executive Officer and President. He serves on the board of Sorrento Networks Corporation and is Chairman and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. Gary Parsons resigned from his position as chairman of the board for Sirius XM Radio in November 2009, and was succeeded by independent director Eddy Hartenstein. He has two sons, Gary "Mike" Michael Parsons Jr. and Kenneth James Parsons.