Executive Team

Ron Lejman brings over 19 years of financial and leadership experience. Mr. Lejman has served as Chief Financial Officer for various organizations including The Stanley Works Europe, Middle East and Africa, Stanley Bostitch and General Fiber Communications, Inc. He has also held senior finance leadership positions at GE Capital and Amoco. Prior to joining UniTek, Mr. Lejman was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Freedom Enterprises, Inc., a Mid-Atlantic commercial construction company. This diverse experience has provided Mr. Lejman relevant acquisition evaluation/integration experience on a multinational scale. Mr. Lejman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Dan Yannantuono came to DirectSat USA in 2006 after 12+ years of executive management in the telecommunications industry. He has a proven track record in both financial and operational leadership. Before becoming CEO, Mr. Yannantuono held the position of President of the Satellite Division. During his tenure DirectSat has become one of the largest contract partners for DIRECTV with over 2000 technicians nationwide. Prior to DirectSat USA, he served as Vice President of Operations for DirectSat's parent company, UniTek Global Services. Before joining the UniTek Global Services family Mr. Yannantuono served as Vice President of Finance for a major telecommunications services provider. As one of the inaugural members of the executive team he was instrumental in helping the company to become the largest fulfillment contractor in the cable industry. He led the due diligence and integration of 13 acquisitions totaling over million in annual revenue. Mr. Yannantuono received an undergraduate degree in business management and finance from Florida Atlantic University and is currently pursuing an MBA from Villanova University.

Elizabeth Downey is responsible for all aspects of Corporate Administration within UniTek Global Services including human resources, employee relations, benefits, payroll, recruitment, risk/safety, retention, training and development. She has over 17 years of progressive HR management experience and is an accomplished business professional with proven results in developing and leading world-class HR programs and operations domestically and internationally to complement corporate strategy in the public and private sectors.

Liz joined UniTek Global Services in June 2006. Prior to joining UniTek Global Services, Liz worked in the telecom sector as a Senior Vice President of Employee Relations. She also served as General Manager for an international publishing firm based in Philadelphia. She has her MBA in Communications and Journalism from Pennsylvania State University.

Kyle M. Hall is our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a role he assumed in August 2010. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hall was with yourvgc, llc, a law practice he formed to provide virtual general counsel services to businesses. From August 2007 to July 2008, Mr. Hall was General Counsel to 180 Connect, Inc., a publicly traded outsourced infrastructure services provider that was acquired by UniTek and DIRECTV in 2008. From September 2005 to September 2007, Mr. Hall was a Corporate Partner in the law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, P.C. (BHF&S) in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining BHF&S, Mr. Hall was at Verio, Inc., a global internet services provider, serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from October 2002 to August 2005 and as Assistant General Counsel from December 1999 to October 2002. From May 1997 to December 1999, Mr. Hall was Assistant General Counsel to Corporate Express, Inc., a publicly traded global office supply company. Prior to joining Corporate Express, Mr. Hall practiced law at several large global and national law firms over a ten-year period, including Morrison & Foerster and Latham & Watkins, and also practiced for several years as a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Hall received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting/Finance from the University of Arizona and his Juris Doctorate degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

Michael Hayford is the Chief Executive Officer of Nexlink Global Services, Inc. which includes our Pinnacle Wireless division, a role he has maintained since the inception of Pinnacle in 2001. Mr. Hayford has over 21 years of experience in the wireless integration, land mobile radio and telecommunications industries which includes over 11 years in executive management, bringing both industry awareness and leadership experience to our management team. From 2001 until UniTek's acquisition of Pinnacle Wireless in 2011, Mr. Hayford served as the President and CEO of Pinnacle Wireless, Inc., a company of which he was a founder. Prior to founding Pinnacle, he was a general manager for Bearcom Communication in the Las Vegas market and has held a number sales, sales management, project management and large project capture roles servicing a wide range of wireless applications (e.g., command and control, in-building wireless, wireless broadband, land mobile radio; and, engineering, construction and installation services) across all major market segments over the course of his career.

Norm Snell has been involved in the satellite communications industry since 1994. He utilizes web-based applications designed to bring visibility and efficiencies to Operations. He brings a unique perspective on open source technologies and tying together systems via the Internet.

Formerly, Norm held the position of COO at INSTALLS Inc. Prior, he owned and operated a multi-city Direct Broadcast Satellite and a high end home theater installation company with operations in San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia and Boston. Mr. Snell is a four year veteran of the United States' Coast Guard Helicopter Search and Rescue Unit and was awarded the Coast Guard Achievement Medal for his role in multiple lifesaving missions.

Scott Lochhead has over 18 years experience in the telecommunications industry which includes over 12 years in executive management. Since joining UniTek, through the acquisition of Nexlink Communications in 2008, he has been instrumental in helping secure several major contracts Prior to joining Unitek Mr. Lochhead was the President of Nexlink Communications a company that he founded in 2000. Prior to founding Nexlink he was an executive manager for AT&T in the Florida market and has worked internationally in Asia providing civil engineering and project management supporting a major wireless build out in 1998. Mr. Lochhead has extensive experience in every aspect of managing a large telecommunications contractor including engineering, design, logistics, project management and supply chain management.

With over 20 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry, Chris Perkins has a proven track record of building successful operations. As the founder and president of FTS (the business UniTek Global Services acquired in 2006 to facilitate entry into the cable services market), Mr. Perkins is responsible for the growth, performance and profitability of the hard line broadband business. Mr. Perkins began his telecommunications career as an installer. Soon after, he became a manager and then a vice president. Mr. Perkins was able to grow the company from 20 technicians and million in revenue to over 800 technicians and million in revenue. As the founder of FTS, Mr. Perkins has managed every aspect of a multi-million dollar business with numerous customers. In addition, Mr. Perkins was the Director of Technical Operations for one of the largest cable contracting companies in the industry, in charge of maintaining and growing a million plus region.

Kevin Peters joined UniTek Global Services as CEO of its Canadian division, responsible for expanding and diversifying the Unitek brand within Canada. Prior to joining Unitek, Kevin held senior level positions within the cable and satellite industries and brings over 10 years of progressive management experience focusing on business development, marketing and operations. Kevin's previous roles include Vice President Marketing and Sales for Persona Communications, a national Canadian cable provider where he played an instrumental role in significantly increasing the company's value by developing specific retention, acquisition and customer loyalty campaigns to increase the company's market share. Kevin also served as Vice President and General Manager of Personas' east coast operations managing all aspects of the million division, including overseeing multi-million dollar terrestrial and submarine fiber optic builds while improving operations. Kevin also worked for Canada's largest satellite provider Bell ExpressVu, building his assigned territory from one the lowest penetrated in the nation to one of the highest with above national average customer satisfaction ratings. Tasked with providing leadership through growth and turn-around situations, Kevin has a proven ability to deliver strong and sustainable results.