BARRY J. WEST

Corporate Board Profile

Tech Score: 75/100

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Software Technology Evidence

6 mention(s) identify BARRY J. WEST as having software/technology expertise.

Company Filing Date Evidence Reason
Iridium Communications Inc. 2015-03-27 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer..." and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background" He served as Chief Technical Officer and Chief Technology Officer, and the filing explicitly cites his extensive technology background; this is the strongest non-programming technical background among the directors, though it does not specifically say he wrote code.
Iridium Communications Inc. 2016-03-21 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer and President of its 4G Mobile Broadband unit (XOHM)." He served as Chief Technical Officer and Chief Architect, which are strong technical roles indicating software/technical systems expertise, even though the filing does not explicitly say he wrote code.
Iridium Communications Inc. 2019-03-27 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer... From 1996 to 2005, he served as Chief Technology Officer... Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications... include his extensive technology background..." The filing explicitly states he has an extensive technology background and served as Chief Technical Officer/Chief Technology Officer, which supports technical expertise relevant to software/technical work.
Iridium Communications Inc. 2020-03-23 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer and President of its 4G Mobile Broadband unit (XOHM)." He served as Chief Technical Officer and Chief Architect, and the filing explicitly cites his extensive technology background, which supports a technical/software-adjacent background.
Iridium Communications Inc. 2021-03-31 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer..." and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications... include his extensive technology background..." He served as Chief Technical Officer and Chief Architect, and the filing explicitly says he has an extensive technology background, which supports a technical/software-adjacent background.
Iridium Communications Inc. 2022-04-08 "Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background and corporate management experience in the telecommunications industry." The filing explicitly says he has an extensive technology background and served as Chief Technical Officer, which is strong evidence of technical expertise adjacent to software/programming.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-03-27 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer..." and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background"
2016-03-21 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer and President of its 4G Mobile Broadband unit (XOHM)."
2017-03-30 "Mr. West served as Chief Technology Officer..." and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background and corporate management experience in the telecommunications industry."
2018-03-27 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer" and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background and corporate management experience in the telecommunications industry."
2019-03-27 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer... From 1996 to 2005, he served as Chief Technology Officer... Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications... include his extensive technology background..."
2020-03-23 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer and President of its 4G Mobile Broadband unit (XOHM)."
2021-03-31 "From 2005 to November 2008, he served in a number of roles with Sprint Nextel Corp., including as its Chief Technical Officer..." and "Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. West’s qualifications... include his extensive technology background..."
2022-04-08 "Mr. West’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive technology background and corporate management experience in the telecommunications industry."

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-04-26