David Gibbons Joins SR Telecom Board of Directors
13 Ottobre 2005 - 2:21AM
PR Newswire (US)
MONTREAL, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SR Telecom(TM) Inc.
(TSX: SRX; NASDAQ: SRXA) today announced that David Gibbons has
been elected to its Board of Directors. He will fill the vacancy
left by Raymond Cyr, who has stepped down from the Board. "Mr.
Gibbons joins our Board with an impressive background of business,
financial, and corporate governance experience", said Lionel
Hurtubise, Chairman of the Board at SR Telecom. "Dave's extensive
background in the wireless telecommunications industry will be
instrumental as we continue to focus and expand our presence in the
global broadband fixed wireless marketplace." Mr. Gibbon's business
career encompasses seventeen years in a variety of senior
management, engineering and business development positions in the
telecommunications industry. Currently, he works for Elektrobit
Group PLC, a global provider of technology solutions to the GSM and
CDMA cellular industry. He has recently served as President of
Elektrobit Inc., and was previously their Senior Vice President of
Business Development. Mr. Gibbons spent seven years at AT&T
Wireless where he held various positions including Senior Vice
President of Business Development, Vice-President of Engineering
and CTO for the broadband wireless access business, responsible for
engineering and development, technology investments, contract
negotiations, and partnership discussions relating to the broadband
wireless access industry. Mr. Gibbons led the engineering
initiative at AT&T Wireless that pioneered OFDM technology and
its mass deployment in 11 major US markets. "On behalf of the
entire board, I would like to extend Mr. Cyr our thanks and
appreciation for his considerable efforts towards the success of
the Company over his many years of service", said Lionel Hurtubise.
"Raymond's insight and counsel were invaluable, and we wish him
much success in his future endeavors." "We are also pleased to
announce that David Adams has accepted our request to continue his
duties as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation
until December 23, 2005", said Mr. Hurtubise. About SR Telecom SR
TELECOM designs, builds and deploys versatile, field-proven
Broadband Fixed Wireless Access solutions. For over two decades,
carriers have used SR Telecom products to provide broadband data
and carrier-class voice services to end-users in both urban and
remote areas around the globe. SR Telecom products have been
deployed in over 130 countries, connecting nearly two million
people. A pioneer in the industry, SR Telecom works intimately with
carriers to ensure that its broadband wireless access solutions
directly respond to evolving customer needs. Its turnkey solutions
include equipment, network planning, project management,
installation and maintenance. SR Telecom is a principal member of
WiMAX Forum, a cooperative industry initiative which promotes the
deployment of broadband wireless access networks by using a global
standard and certifying interoperability of products and
technologies. For more information, visit http://www.srtelecom.com/
. SR TELECOM and SYMMETRY are trademarks of SR Telecom Inc. All
rights reserved 2005. All other trademarks are property of their
owners. DATASOURCE: SR TELECOM INC. CONTACT: William E. Aziz,
Interim President and CEO, (514) 335-2429, Extension 4613;
http://www.srtelecom.com/
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