HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2016--
ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) announced today that the Board of Directors
has appointed Anthony J. (Tony) Melone as a director filling a
previously existing vacancy. Mr. Melone’s term will be until the 2016
annual meeting of stockholders.
ADTRAN, Inc. Chairman and CEO Tom Stanton said, “We are pleased to have
Tony Melone join our board of directors. Tony brings tremendous
technical and operational experience from his impressive career in the
communications industry, and I believe that ADTRAN will benefit greatly
from his leadership and vision. I am confident that he will make
significant contributions to ADTRAN as we continue to expand our
broadband growth opportunities.”
Mr. Melone has 32 years of Telecommunications experience, including
operations and engineering positions of increasing responsibility. He
served as Executive Vice President of Verizon Communications Inc. since
2010 and served as its Chief Technology Officer from 2010 to 2014 where
he was responsible for Verizon Communications’ Global Technology
Roadmap. Over his 32 year career with Verizon and its predecessor, Bell
Atlantic, he also has served as Vice President of Network Operations and
Staff Vice President of Network Planning and Administration. Since 2008,
he has served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of
Rural Cellular Corporation. Mr. Melone received a Bachelor of Science
degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and a Master
of Science degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He
currently serves on the board of directors for Crown Castle
International Corporation.
ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video
and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users
worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adtran.com.
For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726)
or via email at info@adtran.com. On
the Web, visit www.adtran.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect
management’s best judgment based on factors currently known. However,
these statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the
successful development and market acceptance of new products, the degree
of competition in the market for such products, the product and channel
mix, component costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and other risks
detailed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2014 and on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements included in this
press release.
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