EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES
Thomas P. Hunt
has
served as our Executive Vice President since January 2014, General Counsel since September 2000 and Chief Administrative Officer since May 2007. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President, from September 2000 to December 2013, Mr. Hunt served
as our Senior Vice President. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Hunt was a partner with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., a South Florida law firm, where he practiced for 16 years in the corporate and real estate areas. Mr. Hunt is a
member of the Florida Bar.
Dipan D. Patel, PhD
, joined
SBA in February 2019 as our Executive Vice President Strategy, Technology and New Business Initiatives. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Patel served as Vice President, New Growth & Development at Cox Communications, a national cable
television and broadband services provider, where he joined in May 2012 as Executive Director. Prior to Cox Communications, Mr. Patel served as a Partner in the Communications, Media and Technology practice at Accenture plc, a global management
consulting and professional services firm, from December 2003 to May 2012.
Jason V.
Silberstein
has served as our Executive Vice President Site Leasing since January 2014. From February 2009 to December 2013, Mr. Silberstein served as our Senior Vice President
Property Management. Mr. Silberstein joined SBA in 1994 and has held various positions with us, including Vice President Property Management from April 2000 to February 2009.
Below is a summary of the business experience of each of our key employees.
Brian D. Lazarus, CPA
, has served as our Senior Vice President since January 2014 and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2008. Prior to serving as
Senior Vice President, from September 2008 to December 2013, Mr. Lazarus served as our Vice President. Mr. Lazarus joined SBA in October 2006 and served as SBAs Controller from October 2006 to September 2008. Prior to joining SBA,
Mr. Lazarus was the Corporate Controller for AllianceCare, a privately owned multi-state health care organization, from December 2003 until October 2006. Mr. Lazarus previously was a Senior Audit Manager with Ernst & Young LLP and
spent six years with KPMG LLP.
Brian Allen
has served
as our Senior Vice President of Site Leasing since January of 2014. Prior to serving as our Senior Vice President, from July 2011 to December 2013, Mr. Allen served as our Vice President. Mr. Allen originally joined SBA in January 1992,
and has served in a variety of roles, including Project Director, Area Director and General Manager. In addition to his service at SBA, he served as a Business Development Manager for TowerCo, an independent wireless tower company, and as an
independent consultant providing site development services to wireless service providers and public utility companies.
Donald Day
has served as our Senior Vice President Services since May 2018. Mr. Day joined SBA in May 2011 as the North Regional Vice
President and was promoted to Vice President Services in January 2013. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Day was a Vice President at General Dynamics, a defense industry contractor, where he was responsible for managing the market and budget
objectives of wireless deployment teams throughout the United States and served from January 2004 to May 2011. Prior to General Dynamics, Mr. Day served from March 2003 to January 2004 in a variety of roles at DWCC, Inc., a wireless services
company, and from August 2000 to March 2003 in a variety of roles at Crown Castle International, an owner of wireless communications infrastructure. Prior to that, Mr. Day served in the United States Army for 4 years.
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