NextNav names Lisa Hook to board of directors

NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) announced the appointment of Lisa Hook to its board of directors, effective February 24, 2026. Hook will serve as lead independent director and join the company's Technology and National Defense and Compensation and Human Capital committees.

Hook is managing partner of Two Island Partners LLC, a private equity and consulting firm. She previously served as president and CEO of Neustar Inc., a global information services company, from 2010 to 2018. Her career includes executive positions at America Online and Time Warner, and she served as legal advisor at the Federal Communications Commission and general counsel of the Cable Group at Viacom International.

She currently serves on the boards of Nokia Corporation and Fidelity National Information Services, and as lead independent director of Philip Morris International. Hook has served on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee since 2012 and brings more than 30 years of public company board experience.

"Her leadership in global information services and deep expertise in telecommunications policy make her an ideal partner as NextNav advances a resilient, terrestrial complement and backup to GPS," said Mariam Sorond, NextNav's chief executive officer and board chair.

NextNav develops positioning, navigation and timing solutions using licensed spectrum for terrestrial positioning services. The company focuses on delivering 3D positioning solutions as an alternative to GPS systems.

The information is based on a company press release.

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