Carrier Access Adds Tom Lamming to Board of Directors; Former Partner of Accenture Brings More Than 25 Years of Expertise in Communications Technology and Customer Relationships to Carrier Access' Board.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq:CACS CACS Center for Advanced Computer Studies CACS Computer Audit, Control and Security CACS Carrier Access Corporation (stock symbol) CACs Criteria Air Contaminants CACS Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CACS Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring ) today announced that Thomas C. Lamming has joined Carrier Access' Board of Directors, effective April 2, 2004. The addition of Mr. Lamming to the Board increases its membership to six, four of whom are independent directors. "We are delighted to have Tom join our Board of Directors. Tom's twenty-five years at Accenture, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ), with a specific focus in management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , has given him a cross-functional understanding of our customers and their business needs. We look forward to adding Tom's in-depth operational and market development experience to complement the well-rounded management skills provided by our Directors," said Roger Koenig, 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 Carrier Access. "This is an exciting time to be joining the Carrier Access Board," said Mr. Lamming. "I applaud Carrier Access' focus on expanding into new markets over the last two years to diversify both its revenue and customer base while helping its existing customers manage through a rough period in telecommunications. The company's strategic direction, product offerings, management leadership, and strong financial position will enable it to continue to deliver competitive solutions to its customers." Mr. Lamming is currently active as a senior advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. to universities including the University of Colorado at Denver
In 1912, the University of Colorado established a downtown Denver campus to meet the needs of the city's rapidly expanding . Mr. Lamming worked at Accenture from 1978 to 2003, concentrating the last 14 years in the communications industry. He specialized in working with Fortune 500 organizations such as Media One, Nortel, US West and Vodafone in the planning, designing, and implementation of integrated business solutions, organization performance, and information technology. Mr. Lamming was also a member of Accenture's Global Leadership Council and a representative to Accenture's World Economic Forum team. Mr. Lamming earned B.S. and M.B.A. degrees at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Mr. Lamming will serve on the Carrier Access Board of Directors' Audit, Compensation, and Nominating Committees. About Carrier Access Carrier Access designs, manufactures, and sells next-generation broadband access communications equipment to wireless and wireline communications service providers. With our solutions, Carrier Access' customers are deploying new media-rich Internet services and converged personalized communications services, while lowering capital and operating costs. We sell our products directly to communications service providers, and indirectly through a broad channel of global distributor and communications infrastructure OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. Our customers include wireless service providers, local exchange carriers, multi-cable operators, and international communications providers. Carrier Access and the Carrier Access logo are registered trademarks of Carrier Access Corporation. Any other trademark is the trademark of its respective owner. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion