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 a 100 acre industrial development in Louisville, KY and (3) Shoppes of Winter Park LLC, the 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.
Kurt Bagwell, President, International, started with SBA in 2001 and became the Chief Operating Officer a year later. His current duties include the day to day development and management of the company's growing international operations in Canada and Central America. Mr. Bagwell has over two decades of expertise in the wireless industry, having held various management positions at Centel Cellular, Sprint Cellular and Sprint PCS. In his previous role of Chief Operating Officer at SBA, Mr. Bagwell managed the company's Tower Operations, Services, New Tower Builds and Managed Sites divisions for eight years. While at Sprint PCS from 1995 through 2001, Mr. Bagwell oversaw the initial buildout of the Eastern United States, in addition to the expanded buildout of over 10,000 cell sites nationwide. Mr. Bagwell has a Bachelors of Science degree in Administrative Management from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.
Brendan T. Cavanagh, has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2008. Mr. Cavanagh joined SBA in 1998 and has held various positions with us including serving as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from June 2004 to September 2008, Vice President – Site Administration from January 2003 to June 2004 and Financial Analyst – Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Cavanagh was a senior accountant for Arthur Andersen where he was employed for 3 years. Mr. Cavanagh is a Certified Public Accountant and received his B.S. in Accounting from Wake Forest University and his Masters of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.
Thomas P. Hunt, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, joined SBA in September, 2000. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Hunt was a partner with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., a South Florida law firm, where he practiced for 16 years in the corporate and real estate areas. Mr. Hunt is a member of the Florida Bar and received his B.A. in economics from Brown University, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Florida, with high honors.
Jason Silberstein, Vice President, Property Management, joined the Company in December 1993 and is currently responsible for the overall operations and management of SBA owned towers. Mr. Silberstein has been in his current role for approximately eleven years and his responsibilities include Tower Space Sales & Marketing, Site Leasing, Records Management and Site Monitoring. Previously, Mr. Silberstein was successful in a variety of roles for SBA, including Regional Director for Florida, Director of SBA's Collocation Division and Director of Business Development. Mr. Silberstein is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he majored in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance.
Mark Ciarfella
Senior Vice President, Operations
Mark Ciarfella, Senior Vice President, Operations for SBA, started with the organization in 2007. He is responsible for the company's tower operations, services business and new tower development activities. Mr. Ciarfella was formerly the Vice President, New Builds at SBA where he managed the organization's new tower development activities. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Ciarfella was the co-owner of a Florida-based site development services company that provided site acquisition, zoning, construction management and program management services to the wireless telecommunication industry. Mr. Ciarfella has over a decade of experience in the wireless telecommunication business working directly with PrimeCo Personal Communications and as a consultant for multiple other carriers and tower companies. Mr. Ciarfella has a Bachelors of Science degree in Public Affairs from Florida Atlantic University.
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