TAMPA — Syniverse Holdings has appointed Stephen C. Gray as its permanent CEO and president.
Gray, who was named interim CEO after Jeff Gordon left the mobile communications company in August, will make $750,000 and can earn up to 150 percent more if the company exceeds performance goals. He also will receive a $1.3 million signing bonus and 700,000 restricted stock units that vest over three years, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Gordon had led Syniverse since 2011. The company cited personal reasons for his resignation. He was eligible for more than $2 million in severance.
Before being named interim CEO, Gray, 56, was a board member for three years. He was an executive with Carlyle Group, a private equity firm that acquired Syniverse for $2.6 billion cash in 2010.