NEW
YORK, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM
Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced the appointment of
Richard N. Baer as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective March 3, 2025. Baer succeeds Patrick Donnelly who, as previously announced,
is retiring.
Baer is an accomplished attorney and business advisor with over
40 years of experience. Most recently, Baer served as Chief
Legal Officer at Airbnb, Inc., where he oversaw its legal,
community policy and ethics and compliance functions. Prior to
joining Airbnb, Baer served as chief legal officer at Liberty
Media, UnitedHealth Group and Qwest Communications. He also
previously served as chairman of the litigation department of a
prominent Denver law firm.
Jennifer Witz, Chief Executive
Officer of SiriusXM, commented, "We are excited to bring Rich on
board and to benefit from his more than two decades of experience
and expertise as a senior leader at a variety of complex
businesses. I'm confident that his ability to navigate legal issues
and balance the needs of a business will enable him to succeed here
at SiriusXM. I look forward to working closely with him and
benefitting from his perspectives and insights as we execute our
strategic plans and shape the future of our company."
Witz added, "On behalf of everyone at SiriusXM, I want to thank
Pat for his dedication, support and unwavering commitment to
SiriusXM. Over his nearly twenty-seven years with the Company, few
people have made a more indelible mark on SiriusXM than Pat. We
wish him well in his very well-deserved retirement."
Baer said, "As a long-time listener, I could not be more excited
to be joining SiriusXM. I look forward to working alongside
Jennifer and the rest of my colleagues to bolster the Company's
legal, compliance, governance and operational foundation as we work
to achieve our strategic priorities and drive the business
forward."
About Rich Baer
Rich Baer most recently served as
Chief Legal Officer of Airbnb. Prior to Airbnb, Baer spent time at
Liberty Media as Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal
Officer, at UnitedHealth Group as Executive Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer and at Qwest Communications International as
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer. Prior to joining Qwest, Baer served as chairman of the
litigation department at the Denver law firm of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. Baer started his career as a
homicide prosecutor in Brooklyn, New
York.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Baer has
devoted significant time to the public good, including serving as
the Chairman and long-standing board member of National Jewish
Health, the country's leading respiratory hospital, the Chairman of
the Colorado Workforce Development Council and a board member of
the Colorado Legal Aid Foundation, the Institute for the
Advancement of the American Legal System, the Duke University School of Law Board of Visitors,
the Executive Advisory Board of the Daniels College of Business and
the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence. Baer also served as
Chair of the Board of Directors at CommerceHub.
Baer received a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University and a J.D. from the
Duke University School of Law.
About Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
SiriusXM is the leading
audio entertainment company in North
America with a portfolio of audio businesses including its
flagship subscription entertainment service SiriusXM; the
ad-supported and premium music streaming services of Pandora; an
expansive podcast network; and a suite of business and advertising
solutions. Reaching a combined monthly audience of approximately
160 million listeners, SiriusXM offers a broad range of content for
listeners everywhere they tune in with a diverse mix of live,
on-demand, and curated programming across music, talk, news, and
sports. For more about SiriusXM, please go to:
www.siriusxm.com.
Source: SiriusXM
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