NextNav Adds Edward Mortimer as Vice President of Government Affairs and Robert Lantz as General Counsel
March 14 2022 - 9:00AM
NextNav (Nasdaq: NN), a leader in next generation GPS,
announced today the addition of two new hires to its leadership
team, with Ed Mortimer joining as Vice President of Government
Affairs and Robert Lantz as General Counsel.
Mortimer joins NextNav’s executive team as Vice President of
Government Affairs, bringing over thirty years of experience in
infrastructure legislation and regulation to the team. Most
notably, Mortimer served as the Vice President of Transportation
and Infrastructure for the United States Chamber of Commerce from
2015 to 2022, a role in which he was an outspoken champion of and
critical leader for the passage of the recent bipartisan
infrastructure bill.
“Ed has a deep track record of garnering broad support across
Congress, Agencies and the public for critical issues,” said Ganesh
Pattabiraman, NextNav CEO. “His expertise will prove invaluable as
we continue to work with our partners to solve some of the most
pressing challenges they face, including the need for resilient GPS
and 3D geolocation.”
In addition to Mortimer, Robert Lantz, an attorney
with over two decades of legal experience in the public and private
technology and telecommunications space, joins NextNav after
supporting the company l through its merger with Spartacus
Acquisition Company. Lantz’s background includes extensive legal
corporate securities and governance work globally with publicly
traded companies spanning technology, telecommunications, and more.
In his role as General Counsel, Lantz will oversee NextNav’s legal
operations and support the company in its partnership and growth
endeavors.
“We have worked closely with Robert over the past
year, and he has been an incredibly knowledgeable resource as our
team has gone through a period of rapid growth,” said Pattabiraman.
“Robert’s vast legal experience, technical knowledge, and deep
understanding of NextNav makes him the ideal fit for his new role
as General Counsel.”
“The addition of both of these exceptionally
talented individuals to our executive leadership will greatly
accelerate NextNav’s mission to build the future of next generation
GPS,” added Pattabiraman.
Source: NN-FIN
About NextNavNextNav Inc. (Nasdaq:
NN) is a leader in next generation GPS, enabling a whole new
ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon vertical
location and resilient geolocation technology. The company’s
Pinnacle network delivers highly accurate vertical positioning to
transform location services, reflecting the 3D world around us and
supporting innovative, new capabilities. NextNav’s TerraPoiNT
network delivers accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D positioning,
navigation and timing (PNT) services to support critical
infrastructure and other GPS-reliant systems in the absence or
failure of GPS.
For more information, please visit
https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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