ADTRAN, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1996--ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADTN ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN Administrative Data Telecommunications Network ), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of high-speed digital networking equipment, announced the appointment of John R. Cooper as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining ADTRAN, Cooper ran Sauty Group, Inc., a strategic advisory consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a located in Birmingham, Ala. His background includes over 20 years in public accounting including serving as Managing Partner of the Coopers & Lybrand offices in Knoxville, Tenn. and Birmingham. His experience includes serving a number of technology companies through all phases of development. In addition Mr. Cooper, who served as Kern's Chief Executive Officer, was a member of a group of investors which owned and operated Kern's Bakeries, Inc. in Knoxville from 1988 to 1991. A native of the Guntersville, Ala. area, Cooper holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in accounting from the University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. . He was a member of Class VI of Leadership Alabama and has served in a number of leadership roles in the Birmingham community, including the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. and serving as Chairman of a business incubator Business incubators are organizations that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies. Entrepreneurs with feasible projects are selected and admitted into the incubators, where they are offered a specialized menu of . In announcing Cooper's role, Mark C. Smith, Chairman of ADTRAN, noted that, "Irwin O. Goldstein, Vice President of Administration, and I are most pleased that John Cooper has agreed to join ADTRAN in this most critical role. The combination of Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Cooper will provide the Finance and Administration Management team to support our rapidly growing business." ADTRAN, Inc. designs, develops, and markets a broad range of high-speed digital transmission products utilized by TELCOs, corporate end users, and OEMs to implement digital service over existing telephone networks. CONTACT: ADTRAN, Inc., Huntsville Stacy Thomas, 205/971-8488 Carol Nobles, 205/971-8211 |
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