Committed to Building Shareholder Value
Comprised of senior executives with broad industry experience, the InterDigital leadership team is committed to delivering shareholder value. Proud of the company’s market success to date, the group continues to support strong investments in business opportunities in the wireless sector.
Board of Directors
HARRY G. CAMPAGNA Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been a director of the Company since April 1994. Mr. Campagna has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qualitex Co. for more than the past five years. Qualitex Co. is involved in the manufacturing of items for the garment apparel and textile maintenance industries.
D. RIDGELY BOLGIANO has been a director of the Company since 1981. Mr. Bolgiano has been a Vice President and Chief Scientist of the Company since April 1984, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of InterDigital Technology Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since May 1996. Mr. Bolgiano has been affiliated with the Company in various capacities since 1974.
STEVEN T. CLONTZ became a director of the Company in April 1998. Mr. Clontz has, since January 1999 served as President and Chief Executive Officer of StarHub, Ltd. (StarHub), a Singapore-based info-communications corporation providing a full range of information, communications and entertainment services over fixed, mobile, Internet and cable TV networks. Mr. Clontz has also served as an executive director of StarHub since 1999 and as an executive director of six of its affiliates. In April 2005, Mr. Clontz was appointed to the Board of Directors of Equinix, Inc., a leading global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services headquartered in California. In February 2004, Mr. Clontz was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Global Crossing Limited, a Bermuda corporation, which provides telecommunications solutions over a global IP-based network.
EDWARD B. KAMINS became a director of the Company in December 2003. Mr. Kamins has, since July 2005, served as Chief Operational Excellence Officer of Avnet, Inc. (Avnet), a B2B provider of supply chain management and engineering services, and a global distributor of semiconductors, enterprise networks and computer equipment, and embedded subsystems from leading manufacturers. Mr. Kamins continues to serve as Avnet’s Corporate Senior Vice President, a position he has held since July 2003 when he was promoted to Chief Information Officer. Mr. Kamins joined Avnet in 1996 as Senior Vice President of Business Development for Avnet Computer Marketing. In October 1999, Mr. Kamins was named President of Avnet Applied Computing, a new operating group chartered to serve customers’ embedded computing needs.
WILLIAM J. MERRITT became a director of the Company in May 2005. Mr. Merritt has also served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company since May 2005, and as President of InterDigital Technology Corporation since July 2001. Mr. Merritt served as General Patent Counsel of the Company from July 2001 to May 2005, and General Counsel and Secretary from October 1998 to July 2001. In addition, Mr. Merritt was Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary from January 1996 to October 1998.
ROBERT S. ROATH has been a director of the Company since May 1997. Mr. Roath served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of RJR Nabisco, Inc. (RJR Nabisco) from April 1995 to April 1997 and Corporate Controller and Senior Vice President at RJR Nabisco from September 1990 to April 1995. Mr. Roath has been a Director of Standard Parking, a provider of parking management services, since May 2004. He also serves as Chairman of Standard Parking’s Audit Committee.
ROBERT W. SHANER has been a director of the Company since December 2003. From January 2004 to present, Mr. Shaner has served as founder and managing partner of Performance Management, LLC, a professional management consulting firm specializing in the optimization of business performance. From February until September 2004, Mr. Shaner served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of REMEC, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of telecommunications infrastructure products for voice, video and data transfer over wireless networks and sophisticated microwave electronic subsystems for defense radar, communications, and electronic warfare applications. From January 2001 to February 2003, Mr. Shaner served as President of Wireless Operations for Cingular Wireless LLC, a joint venture between the wireless divisions of SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corporation. From November 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Shaner served as the Regional President of SBC Wireless, Inc., a provider of wireless communication services to consumers and businesses. Prior to 1999, Mr. Shaner served in various executive capacities at SBC-related companies. Mr. Shaner also serves as a director of Mobility Electronics, Inc.
Executive Management
WILLIAM J. MERRITT is InterDigital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Merritt played a key role in building a program of licensing InterDigital's intellectual property and overseeing the growth in its patent licensing business. Before that, Mr. Merritt was Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of InterDigital. Prior to joining InterDigital in 1996, he served as Assistant General Counsel with the Long Island Lighting Company in Hicksville, NY. Earlier on, Mr. Merritt had concentrated his engineering efforts with Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Stone & Webster.
Mr. Merritt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980 and a Juris Doctorate from Temple University in 1987. Mr. Merritt serves on the Board of Directors for AmberWave Systems Corporation, a privately-held developer of intellectual property relating to strained silicon and other advanced material technologies for the semiconductor industry.
GARY D. ISAACS is Chief Administrative Officer of InterDigital, responsible for overseeing Human Resources, Information Systems Technology and Corporate Services across all InterDigital locations.
Mr. Isaacs joined InterDigital in September 1998, after spending three years at RCN Corporation, a rapidly emerging telecommunications company based in Princeton, NJ, where he was VP, Human Resources. Mr. Isaacs has more than 25 years of human resources management experience across several industries including telecom, aerospace and consumer products. He has worked for very large Fortune 50 companies including the Kraft Foods division of Philip Morris Cos. and Lockheed Martin, as well as small to medium size companies such as RCN Corp. Mr. Isaacs began his human resources career with People Express Airlines in 1983 and was part of the rapid growth and expansion of that upstart company.
Mr. Isaacs attended college at The University of Manchester, England as part of a select international communications program prior to graduating with a BA in journalism from Penn State University in 1981.
BRIAN G. KIERNAN is Executive Vice President, Standards of InterDigital, responsible for the development of new market and product initiatives and the coordination of InterDigital's worldwide standards activities.
Mr. Kiernan has been with InterDigital since 1984. As Vice President of Engineering during the development of the UltraPhone® product, Mr. Kiernan was a principal contributor to InterDigital's extensive portfolio of intellectual property. He has wide–ranging hands-on experience in international markets and extensive knowledge of the U.S. and international standards process. Before joining InterDigital, Mr. Kiernan was a Senior Staff Engineer at GTE Products Corporation. His prior program and technical management experience encompassed both TDMA and CDMA voice and data systems, digital and analog switching, and VHF/UHF and microwave radio.
Mr. Kiernan earned a BSEE from Newark College of Engineering and a MS Management Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
MARK A. LEMMO is Executive Vice President, Business Development and Product Management of InterDigital, responsible for InterDigital’s product development and marketing organization.
Mr. Lemmo has been with the company since 1987, and has led the establishment and growth of a number of key strategic partnerships. Previously, Mr. Lemmo held the position of Executive Vice President, Engineering and Product Operations since October 1996. In that position Mr. Lemmo managed the engineering and production resources devoted to the Company’s fixed and mobile wireless product lines. Mr. Lemmo possesses a deep understanding of both TDMA and CDMA technologies and engineering operations, having received several patents in these areas. His knowledge of the telecommunications marketplace for current and future products is a vital contributor to InterDigital’s strategic focus. Prior to joining InterDigital, Mr. Lemmo held positions with General Electric Corporation and RCA.
Mr. Lemmo earned a BA in Psychology and Liberal Arts from Temple University in 1980, and a BSEE from Temple University in 1983.
SCOTT A. MCQUILKIN is Chief Financial Officer of InterDigital, responsible for directing the organization's financial planning and accounting practices, leading merger and acquisition activities, and supporting the company’s capital markets efforts.
Mr. McQuilkin joined InterDigital in 2007 with over 25 years of senior-level experience in financial management with public and privately-held companies in the high-tech and financial services sectors. Prior to InterDigital, Mr. McQuilkin served as Chief Financial Officer for Metavante Lending Solutions, a high growth technology firm providing business process automation to the financial services industry. Mr. McQuilkin joined GHR Systems (which subsequently was acquired by Metavante Corporation), in 2000 as Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for finance, funding, acquisitions, accounting, strategy, human relations, facilities, and risk management. During his tenure, he led the company through a period of explosive growth and structured and negotiated several acquisitions. Prior to joining GHR Systems, Mr. McQuilkin served as Chief Financial Officer at De Lage Landen Financial Services and held senior finance positions at First Union Corporation.
Mr. McQuilkin earned a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School in 1980 and a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1976.
WILLIAM C. MILLER is Executive Vice President of Programs and Customer Support of InterDigital. This organization is responsible for defining and meeting program plans and milestones, customer requirements and critical market windows for the company's technologies and products.
Mr. Miller joined InterDigital in July 2000 as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Programs from Telephonics Corporation, focusing on the management and performance of an international communications system integration program. Prior to that, Mr. Miller was Senior Program Manager for Norden Systems of Melville, NY, managing all activities associated with engineering development and integration. Mr. Miller is active in his Long Island, NY community where he founded and continues to serve as President of the Booster Club for the Northport High School track teams.
Mr. Miller earned a double Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering and Transportation at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY in 1977, and a Masters degree in Business Administration at Long Island University in 1985. Subsequently, he has frequently taken Executive Development Programs from such institutions as Wharton Business School, University of Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business and the Center for Creative Learning.
JAMES J. NOLAN is Executive Vice President of Engineering of InterDigital, responsible for directing all system requirements and architecture, protocol software, ASIC/DSP, and platform integration and test activities.
Since joining InterDigital in 1996, Mr. Nolan has held a variety of engineering positions, most recently Vice President of Systems Engineering. He has led the technology and product development programs for modems, protocol software and radio designs for multiple wireless standards. He also played a key role in business development activities around the world. Mr. Nolan came to InterDigital from the Northrop Grumman Corporation where he held technical and leadership roles on various engineering development programs.
Mr. Nolan earned a BSEE from the State University of New York at Buffalo, an MSEE from Polytechnic University, and an Executive MBA from Hofstra University.
JANET M. POINT is Executive Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations of InterDigital, responsible for corporate communications, investor relations, and marketing. Ms. Point joined InterDigital in January of 2000 as Director of Investor Relations to manage and build the company's relationship with the institutional and individual investment community.
Ms. Point's nearly 20 years of experience in investor relations spans large, mid- and small-cap companies. In addition to her investor relations work, she has served on various corporate committees including strategic planning, finance, communications and government relations. Her career includes five years as Vice President of Investor Relations for Advanta Corporation and five years in the investor relations group at Fannie Mae. A member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) since 1987, Ms. Point served six years on the Board of the Philadelphia Chapter of NIRI, including the President's role from 2002 through June of 2004. Dedicated to her community, Ms. Point also serves on the Finance Council for the parish of Our Mother of Consolation.
Ms. Point received her MBA from the University of Michigan in 1983 and her BA in Economics and English from the University of Virginia in 1981.
LAWRENCE F. SHAY is President of InterDigital’s Patent Holding Subsidiaries and is Executive Vice President of Intellectual Property and Chief IP Counsel for InterDigital, Inc.
Mr. Shay is responsible for overseeing all activities pertaining to InterDigital’s patent licensing business, including managing the company’s intellectual property assets, negotiating and administering license agreements, and supervising IPR-related litigations. He joined InterDigital in November 2001 as Chief Legal Officer, bringing more than 18 years of legal and management experience. He previously served as the General Counsel of a multi-national publicly-held professional services firm and from 1985 until 1999 Mr. Shay practiced corporate law with Dilworth Paxson LLP, a major Philadelphia law firm. Mr. Shay began his career in 1983 as an attorney working with U.S. District Court Judge Louis Bechtle in Philadelphia. Mr. Shay has lectured on commercial transactions at the Temple University School of Law and he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Delaware County Memorial Hospital Foundation and various boards of the Crozer-Keystone Health System.
Mr. Shay earned his law degree, with honors, from the Temple University School of Law in 1983. He is a 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Saint Joseph's University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
STEVEN W. SPRECHER is General Counsel and Government Affairs Officer for InterDigital, Inc.
Mr. Sprecher is responsible for overseeing all activities pertaining to InterDigital’s legal and regulatory compliance issues and government relations activities. He joined InterDigital in September 2007 as Deputy General Counsel, bringing more than 20 years of legal and management experience. He previously served as the Vice President, Legal at Mindspeed Technologies (a spin-off of Conexant Systems). Prior to his role at Mindspeed, Mr. Sprecher was Of Counsel at Gibson, Dunn and & Crutcher LLP in Irvine, California for three years, managing corporate and securities issues for clients. His previous eight years of experience include corporate and securities work both as inside counsel and as outside counsel.
Mr. Sprecher earned his JD and MBA from UCLA in 1987 and his BS in Physics from the US Naval academy in 1977, graduating in the top third of his respective classes. Mr. Sprecher served in the US Marine Corps from 1977 until 1983, receiving the Navy Achievement Medal in 1983 for superior performance. During his military career, he completed his US Naval Air Training Command coursework and earned his designation as a fighter pilot.






