Bill Gerety Appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Astrolink.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2000 Astrolink International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control today announced that Bill Gerety will join its senior management team as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO). Gerety, former Chief Operating Officer at World Access/Facilicom International, brings to Astrolink extensive experience in managing a global telecommunications business. "Bill's proven track record of building international telecommunications businesses, combined with his breadth and depth of operational experience will be invaluable to Astrolink as we move forward with the goal of building a global wireless broadband network," said Celso Azevedo, President 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 Astrolink. Celso added, "With Bill on board and managing the day-to-day operations of the business, I will now have more time to focus on strategic areas including major alliances, communicating the company's vision and working with investors." In his role at World Access/Facilicom International, Gerety was responsible for the development and management of the company's global business operations, proving leadership on all aspects of new business development. Gerety managed the build-out of the network as well as the integration of acquisitions and served as the senior executive responsible for all of the day-to-day activities of the multi-national corporation. Mr. Gerety holds MS and MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology Florida Institute of Technology is an independent technical college located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States. It was founded by Jerome P. Keuper on September 22, 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but . Astrolink, based in Bethesda, MD, is a wireless broadband venture scheduled to become the first global, satellite-based broadband service provider An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. in 2003. Astrolink has commitments totaling US$1.33 billion from Liberty Media, Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, TRW, and Telespazio, a company of Telecom Italia Group. For more information on Astrolink, visit www.astrolink.com. |
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