Company: NXNVW
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-031073
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Company: NEXTNAV INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary                      |
| Susan Insley       |     |  57 |     | Chief Operating Officer                                                   |

Mariam Sorond has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2023. Please refer to the “ Board of Directors ” section of this Proxy Statement above for Ms. Sorond’s biographical information. Christian D. Gates has served as our Chief Financial Officer since October 2021 and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2023. Mr. Gates leads the Company’s financial organization, including finance strategy and financial reporting. Mr. Gates served as the Chief Financial Officer of former NextNav, a position he held from April 2021 to October 2021. Previously he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy of former NextNav, a position he held from July 2020 to April 2021. In this position, Mr. Gates led the business development team, managed former NextNav’s corporate partnerships and contributed to its policy outreach efforts. Mr. Gates began his career at former NextNav in June 2011 as Vice President of Strategy and Development. Prior to joining former NextNav, Mr. Gates was Vice President of Strategy at SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (formerly Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP) from 2005 to 2010, an integrated satellite-terrestrial communications company. Prior to focusing on a range of telecommunications and technology ventures, Mr. Gates started his career in finance at Chase Securities from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Gates received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

James Black has served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since March 2025. Mr. Black previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NYSE-listed satellite manufacturerTerran Orbital Corporation from August 2022 until its acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation in October 2024. He previously served as US Head of Legal for Arqit Inc., a quantum encryption technology company, in 2022 and Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, North America for UK defense company Ultra Electronics from 2020 to 2022. During 2019, he was the Chief Legal Officer of Nasdaq-listed biotech company Osiris Therapeutics Inc., prior to its acquisition by Smith & Nephew. From 2010 to 2018 he held various roles with aerospace and defense company Orbital ATK, Inc. and its predecessor Orbital Sciences Corporation, including Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, before