Iridium adds Jackie Yeaney to its Board of Directors

– USA, VA –  Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced the election of Jackie Yeaney to its Board of Directors, effective May 4, 2023, bringing significant expertise to the Board, that will help the company continue its expansion into new and untapped markets.

“As Iridium continues our strong growth and increasing importance to consumers communicating off the grid, Jackie’s marketing intuition and experience will be invaluable to our management team and board. I’m also looking forward to taking advantage of her technical and software experience as the company continues our push towards cloud-based offerings and network infrastructure,” said CEO, Matt Desch.

About Jacqueline Yeaney

Recently retired, Jackie Yeaney has extensive experience in the high-tech software and analytics industry, as well as in management consulting. Most recently, she served as EVP and CMO of Tableau Software, a company specializing in data visualization, since August 2019. Before Tableau, she was the CMO of Ellucian, a privately held software and services company serving the education industry. She has served on the Board of Directors for other publicly traded companies, including Avaya Holdings Corp., and Promethean World PLC. She started her career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Jackie Yeaney holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

About Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables real-time connections between people, organizations, and assets to and from anywhere. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A.

Source: https://www.iridium.com/

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