Alltel Names John W. Stanton to Board of Directors.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- John W. Stanton John W. Stanton is the founder and former CEO of Western Wireless Corporation, former chairman and CEO of VoiceStream Wireless, and former chairman of the CTIA.[1][2] He is among the 1000 richest people on Earth with a net worth estimated at US$1.1 billion. has been elected to the Alltel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT) board of directors, effective immediately, to a term ending in 2008. Stanton, 51, is a pioneer in the wireless industry, co-founding three top ten wireless operators during his nearly 25-year history in the industry. He was chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Western Wireless Corporation and its predecessors from 1989 until it was acquired by Alltel in August 2005. Stanton also served as chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of T-Mobile USA, formerly VoiceStream Wireless Corporation, from 1995-2003. He served as director of McCaw Cellular Communications Corporation from 1986-1994. In addition, Stanton has been active in the wireless industry's leading trade group. He served as chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. for two terms, from 1998-1999 and from 2000-2001. Stanton holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Whitman College and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . Alltel is owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network and has more than 11 million wireless customers. Alltel, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com |
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