Gary Parsons is the former chairman of the board for

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. Parsons was also formerly on the board of

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. Parsons was with

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Corporation, where he served in a variety of roles from 1990 to 1996. He served as chairman of the board of directors for

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from May 1997. He served as CEO until the recruitment of

Hugh Panero Hugh Panero was the CEO of XM Satellite Radio from June 1998 to August 2007. He has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 16 years. From 1993 to 1998, he served as President and CEO of Request TV. He spent 10 years working for Tim ...

. Parsons was chairman of the board of directors of Motient Corporation from March 1998 to May 2002. Parsons joined Motient in July 1996, and also served as its chief executive officer and president. He serves on the board of Sorrento Networks Corporation and is chairman and was previously chief executive officer of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. Parsons resigned from his position as chairman of the board for Sirius XM Radio in November 2009, and was succeeded by independent director Eddy Hartenstein. He has two sons, Gary "Mike" Michael Parsons Jr. and Kenneth James Parsons. He is currently the Executive Chairman of the Board at

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Parsons Resigns as Chairman of Sirius XM Radio
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