Cingular Wireless Names Mike Maxwell Vice President and General Manager of Pacific Northwest.SEATTLE -- Maxwell one of 27 VP/GMs named as part of new leadership team after merger with AT&T Wireless Cingular Wireless has named Mike Maxwell as Vice President and General Manager of the Pacific Northwest Market, which is part of the company's new West Region. The newly combined company is now the country's biggest wireless provider with more than 46 million customers and has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. Maxwell, formerly Vice President of Sales - Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho at AT&T Wireless, will be based in Portland, with offices also at the West Region Headquarters in Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. . In his new role, Maxwell will be responsible for Cingular's operations in the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Maxwell will oversee all business and financial matters for the designated markets in his region. "Mike has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the wireless industry, and I can think of no better person to manage this territory and lead its success in the future," said Brian Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. , West Region President of Cingular Wireless. "He will help make strategic decisions and execute plans that deliver wireless innovation to consumers in this part of the country while leveraging advantages of the merger." Maxwell has 12 years of wireless industry experience, beginning with McCaw Cellular in 1992. He has held a number of sales positions with AT&T Wireless and has overseen several market transitions, including the acquisition of Rural Cellular markets in Oregon, and the divestiture of AT&T Wireless properties in Alaska. Maxwell holds a Bachelor's degree in marketing from Linfield College Linfield College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, with a campus in Portland, Oregon, and an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the state. . ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , serving more than 46 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE:BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. ), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. (SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at www.cingular.com. Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at www.cingular.com/newsroom. A photo is available by contacting Lauren Garner at Cingular Wireless, 925-819-5326, lauren.garner@cingular.com. |
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