Steven P. Dussek, (51), has been a director on the board of NII Holdings since 1999 and our chief executive officer since February 2008. Mr. Dussek served as president and chief executive officer of Dobson Communications Corporation, a publicly traded wireless telecommunication company, from April 2005 until AT&T acquired Dobson in November 2007. While NII Holdings was a subsidiary of Nextel Communications, Inc., Mr. Dussek served as its chief executive officer and chief operating officer from 1999 until 2000 and as president and chief operating officer from March 1999 until September 1999. From 1996 until 2002, Mr. Dussek also served in various senior management positions with Nextel Communications, including as executive vice president and chief operating officer. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Dussek served as vice president and general manager of the northeast region for the.