Board & Leadership

Board of directors

Jeffrey A. Stoops Non-Executive Chair of the Board

Jeffrey A. Stoops has served as Chair of the Board of SBA Communications since January 2024 and as a director since August 1999. He was appointed President in April 2000 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2002, serving in those roles through his retirement in December 2023, and previously served as the company's Chief Financial Officer.

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Since 1999
Kevin L. Beebe Independent Director

Kevin L. Beebe has served as a director since 2009 and chairs the Compensation Committee while also serving on the Audit Committee. Since 2007 he has been President and CEO of 2BPartners, LLC, an advisory firm serving the technology and telecommunications industries, after leading operations at ALLTEL Corporation.

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Since 2009
Steven E. Bernstein Founder and Director

Steven E. Bernstein founded SBA Communications in 1989 and served as its Chair from inception until January 2024 and as Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 2001. He remains a director and is involved in commercial real estate and other private investments.

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Since 1989
Laurie Bowen Independent Director

Laurie Bowen has served as a director since 2023 and sits on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. She brings more than thirty years of leadership at multinational telecommunications and technology companies, including as CEO of Telecom Italia Sparkle in the Americas.

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Since 2023
Mary S. Chan Independent Director

Mary S. Chan has served as a director since 2015 and sits on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. She is Managing Partner of VectoIQ, LLC and has held senior roles at Nikola Corporation, General Motors, Dell and Alcatel-Lucent across more than 25 years in telecommunications and wireless technology.

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Since 2015
Jay L. Johnson Independent Director

Jay L. Johnson has served as a director since 2022 and chairs the Audit Committee while also serving on the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee. He is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Lamar Advertising Company and has extensive experience in real estate, REITs and financial services.

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Since 2022
George R. Krouse, Jr. Independent Director

George R. Krouse, Jr. has served as a director since 2009, chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee and serves on the Audit Committee. He is a retired partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he spent 37 years practicing corporate, capital markets and M&A law and served as Head of the Corporate Department.

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Since 2009
Jack Langer Lead Independent Director

Jack Langer has served as a director since 2004 and is the Board's Lead Independent Director, serving on the Audit and Compensation committees. A private investor, he was previously Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the Media Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. and held senior media banking roles at Bankers Trust and Kidder Peabody.

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Since 2004
Amy E. Wilson Independent Director

Amy E. Wilson has served as a director since 2023 and sits on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. She has served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Dow Inc. since October 2018 and has more than twenty-five years of corporate leadership and legal experience.

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Since 2023

Executive leadership

Brendan T. Cavanagh President and Chief Executive Officer

Brendan T. Cavanagh was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 2024 and joined the SBA board of directors the same year. He joined SBA in 1998 and held roles of increasing responsibility, including Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer (from September 2008), before becoming CEO.

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Since 2024
Marc Montagner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Marc Montagner has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2024, after joining SBA as Executive Vice President - Finance in October 2023. He is a telecommunications and finance executive with more than 30 years of experience, including prior CFO roles at Endurance International Group and LightSquared and senior banking positions at Banc of America Securities and Morgan Stanley.

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Since 2024
Richard M. Cane Executive Vice President and President - International

Richard M. Cane has served as Executive Vice President and President - International since January 2023, having joined SBA in November 2019 as Senior Vice President - International Operations. Before SBA he was a Principal at Smart Aerial Solutions and held senior roles at Ericsson, Sprint, Motorola/Nokia Siemens Networks and other wireless operators.

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Since 2023
Mark R. Ciarfella Executive Vice President - U.S. Operations

Mark R. Ciarfella has served as Executive Vice President - U.S. Operations since January 2014 and previously served as Senior Vice President - Operations from October 2010. He joined SBA in July 2007 as Vice President - Tower Development and has more than 25 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications industry; in March 2026 he announced his intent to retire from his executive role effective December 31, 2026.

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Since 2014
Joshua M. Koenig Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

Joshua M. Koenig has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel since January 1, 2023. He joined SBA in January 2010 and held roles of increasing responsibility in the legal and international functions, and was previously an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett specializing in corporate and financing transactions.

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Since 2023
Donald E. Day Executive Vice President - Site Leasing

Donald E. Day has served as Executive Vice President - Site Leasing since August 2024 and previously served as Senior Vice President - Services from May 2018. He joined SBA in May 2011 as North Regional Vice President and previously held roles at General Dynamics, DWCC and Crown Castle International after serving four years in the United States Army.

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Since 2024

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