Gary M. Parsons
Director
Gary Parsons has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of XM since May 1997. Mr. Parsons is Chairman and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P., and serves on the board of WorldSpace, Inc. Mr. Parsons was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motient Corporation from March 1998 to May 2002. Previously, Mr. Parsons was with MCI Communications Corporation where he served in a variety of roles from 1990 to 1996, including most recently as Executive Vice President of MCI Communications, and as Chief Executive Officer of MCI�s subsidiary MCImetro, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Parsons was one of the principals of Telecom*USA, which was acquired by MCI. Prior to the recruitment of Hugh Panero, Mr. Parsons served as XM�s Chief Executive Officer.