NII Holdings Inc. / NIHD
About NII Holdings Inc.
1875 Explorer St., Suite 1000, Reston, Va. 20191
www.nii.com
| 703-390-5100
| Founded: 1996
Industry: Telecommunications | Category: Top 100 Companies
NII Holdings began as the international business subsidiary of Nextel Communications, before Nextel was acquired by Sprint. Today, it operates as an independent company, chiefly in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru; its 4.7 million subscribers, mostly small- and medium-size businesses, can get wireless voice and data transmission and the two-way radio service Nextel is known for. The company had key executive changes in the past year, including Steven P. Dussek's appointment as chief executive.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 9,873 | Local employees: 165Company Leadership
| George A. Cope | Director |
| John Donovan | Director |
| Steven P. Dussek | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Neal P. Goldman | Director |
| Charles M. Herington | Director |
| Carolyn F. Katz | Director |
| Donald E. Morgan | Director |
| John W. Risner | Director |
| Steven M. Shindler | Executive Chairman |
| Steven M. Shindler | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Gokul V. Hemmady | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
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Steven M. Shindler Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
$6,965,991 Salary: $711,250 |
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Gokul V. Hemmady Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
$3,698,678 Salary: $247,179 |
Did You Know
HE'S BACK: Dussek has run the company before, in 1999 and 2000, when the company was a subsidiary of Nextel.
