February 2, 2010 (FinancialWire) — InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) said that its board of directors has named Terry Clontz to serve as chairman of the board, effective immediately. Clontz has served as an independent member of InterDigital’s board of directors since April 1998.

Clontz’s election fills the chairmanship role that became vacant with the passing of the previous chairman, Harry Campagna, in December 2009.

He is a telecommunications industry veteran with 37 years of experience. He recently joined Singapore Technologies Telemedia, serving as Managing director for North America and Europe to steward their investments in the USA and Europe. Clontz’s other directorships include Equinix, a global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and Eircom, a telecom services provider in Ireland. He also remains a non-executive director on the board of StarHub, and serves as a member of the Executive Committee for Global Crossing.

From January 1999 through his retirement in 2009, Clontz served as president and chief executive officer of StarHub, a Singapore-based network operator providing a range of information, communications and entertainment services over fixed, mobile, Internet and cable television networks.

InterDigital develops wireless technologies used in mobile devices, networks and services worldwide.

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