Biography

David (Dave) B. Kagan joined the KVH Board of Directors in June 2022. In August 2022, Mr. Kagan became a member of the audit committee. In July 2024, he became the chairman of the audit committee, a member of the compensation committee, and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. From September 2023 to December 2023, he served as the advisor to the CEO of Globalstar, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Kagan served as chief executive officer of Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE: GSAT), a leading provider of satellite solutions, from September 2018 until August 2023. He also served as president and chief operating officer of Globalstar from December 2017 to September 2018 and from January 2016 to March 2017. From March 2017 to November 2017, he was the chief operating officer of SpeedCast International Limited, a leading communications and information technology services provider. Mr. Kagan previously served as president of ITC Global LLC, a premier VSAT satellite services provider, from August 2014 to September 2015, and president and chief executive officer of Globe Wireless LLC, a maritime satellite services provider, from June 2011 until it was sold to Inmarsat in August 2014. Prior to that, he served as president and chief executive officer of Maritime Telecommunications Network, a major satellite services provider to the cruise, yachting, and maritime markets, from January 1997 to December 2008. Earlier in his career, he was vice president-finance, treasurer and co-chief financial officer at Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Kagan holds a master’s degree of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree in both Finance and Marketing from the University of South Florida, Tampa. In March 2023, after a more-than-26-year career in the satellite industry, Mr. Kagan was inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame. Mr. Kagan retired from Globalstar in December 2023.