SUWANEE, Ga., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS) today announced the appointment of
Debora J. Wilson to the Company's
Board of Directors. Until recently, Ms. Wilson was the
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Weather Channel.
Debora joined The Weather Channel in 1994 as Senior Vice
President of new business development and subsequently held key
operating roles as President of The Weather Channel Interactive
(1999); Chief Operating Officer (2002); and President &
Chief Executive Officer (2004). Under her leadership,
The Weather Channel became one of the most trusted and respected
media brands, a leader in the Internet and mobile platforms and one
of the most broadly distributed and widely viewed cable networks in
the U.S. During her tenure at The Weather Channel, Debora was
consistently identified as one of the top 50 women and one of the
top 100 executives in the cable industry.
Before joining The Weather Channel, Debora spent 15 years in the
telecommunications industry in positions of increasing
responsibility in field operations and network management at Bell
Atlantic (now Verizon) in Washington, DC. With Bell Atlantic's
TeleTV organization, she led the evaluation and development of
various new products and services for the consumer
market.
Ms. Wilson serves on the boards of directors of Internap Network
Services, Inc. and Markel Corporation. In addition, she has served
on the board of directors of the Internet Advertising Bureau, The
Cable Center, the Cable Political Action Committee and the Online
Publishers' Association and as a Member of the Elon University School of Communications Advisory
Board. Her civic activities include the Trustees for
Leadership Sandy Springs, Georgia
and Volunteers for Dental Service.
"Debora brings tremendous program content related experience to
our Board of Directors that will help guide ARRIS through the
ongoing transformation of the information industry," said
Robert J. Stanzione, ARRIS Chairman and CEO. "Debora's
addition greatly adds to the skill sets that our directors
currently bring to the table. We welcome her addition to the
Board."
For more information on ARRIS, please visit: www.arrisi.com.
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global communications company specializing in the
design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple-play
broadband services for residential and business customers around
the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools
and platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand
driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data
services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with
access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver
voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery
for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D
centers in Atlanta; Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; State
College, PA; Wallingford,
CT; Waltham, MA;
Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and
sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS
products and services can be found at www.arrisi.com.
SOURCE ARRIS Group, Inc.