Steven Bernstein, 48, our founder, has served as our Chairman since inception in 1989 and was our Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Bernstein is also the Manager of; (1) Bernstein Realty LLC, a real estate brokerage he uses for sourcing his own personal commercial real estate investments (2) Louisville Bernstein LLC, majority investor in 100 acre industrial development in Louisville, KY. (3) Shoppes of Winter Park LLC, sole owner of a 40,000 square foot shopping center in the Orlando area. Mr. Bernstein has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Real Estate from the University of Florida. Mr. Bernstein is also a visiting professor at Lynn University, and serves on the board of various local charities.
Jeffrey A. Stoops is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of SBA Communications Corporation. He has been Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2002. He was appointed President in April 2000 and has been a director since August 1999. Mr. Stoops served as Chief Financial Officer from December 1998 to April 2000. He joined the company in March 1997, initially responsible for finance, capital market activities, mergers and acquisitions and legal matters of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Stoops was a partner with Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, a Florida based law firm, where he practiced for thirteen years in the corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions areas. Mr. Stoops is a past Chairman of the Personal Communications Industry Association, the trade organization for the wireless communications infrastructure industry, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Andrew's School and on the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. He received his Bachelors of Science and Juris Doctor degrees from Florida State University.
Kevin Beebe was appointed as a director of SBA in October 2009. Mr. Beebe currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of 2BPartners, LLC, a partnership that provides strategic, financial and operational advice to private equity clients, investors and management. Prior to founding 2BPartners, Mr. Beebe served for 25 years in the telecommunications industry, most recently as the Group President, Operations, at ALLTEL Corporation, a wireless services company and, prior to ALLTEL, as Executive Vice President of Operations for 360 Communications Company, a wireless services company. Prior to his service at 360 Communications Company, Mr. Beebe held a variety of executive and senior management positions at several divisions of Sprint Corporation. Mr. Beebe also serves on the Board of Directors of Skyworks Solution, Inc.
Brian C. Carr, 47, has served as a director of SBA since May 2004. Mr. Carr is currently a private investor and business consultant. Mr. Carr has served as a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of OraIDNA Labs, a privately held salivary diagnostic company focused on the dental profession from May 2008 until May 2009. Mr. Carr previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Esoteric Laboratories, a company engaged in advanced clinical laboratory testing, from June 2003 until January 2007. From November 2000 to April 2003, Mr. Carr was the President and a director of AmeriPath, Inc., a publicly held anatomic pathology laboratory company. From March 1997 to November 2000, Mr. Carr was the founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of InformDX, a pathology services company that was acquired by AmeriPath.
Duncan H. Cocroft, 65, has served as a director of SBA since August 2004. Mr. Cocroft is a private investor who retired in March 2004 from Cendant Corporation, a provider of consumer and business services primarily in the travel and real estate services industries. Mr. Cocroft was Executive Vice President — Finance and Treasurer of Cendant and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PHH Corporation, Cendant's wholly-owned finance subsidiary. Prior to joining Cendant in June 1999, Mr. Cocroft served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (and principal financial officer) of Kos Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for finance, information systems and human resources. His other prior senior management positions include Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer of International Multifoods, an operator of food manufacturing businesses in the U.S. and Canada, and Vice President and Treasurer of Smithkline Beckman, a pharmaceutical company.
George Krouse was appointed as a director of SBA in October 2009. Mr. Krouse retired in 2009 after spending 33 years at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,. While at Simpon Thacher & Bartlett, Mr. Krouse served as Head of the Corporate Department and Senior Administrative Partner of the firm. Mr. Krouse currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Global Capital Markets Center at Duke University School of Law and is a 2002 recipient of the Law School's Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2006 he was appointed a Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Law School. Mr. Krouse is also a former Captain in the U.S. Air Force, and served as Judge Advocate. Mr. Krouse is a graduate of Brown University and Duke University School of Law.
Jack Langer, 60, has served as a director of SBA since May 2004. Mr. Langer is a private investor. From April 1997 to December 2002, Mr. Langer served as Managing Director and the Global Co-Head of the Media Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Langer served as the Managing Director and Head of Media Group at Bankers Trust & Company. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Langer served as Managing Director and Head of Media Group at Kidder Peabody & Company, Inc. Mr. Langer also serves on the Board of Directors of CKX, Inc., a publicly traded company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.
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