Ed McKay appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
May 25 2021 - 5:00PM
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ:SHEN) announced today that Edward “Ed” H. McKay will be
appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. McKay will be responsible for the leadership
of the Company’s entire integrated broadband business, including
Shentel Cable, Shentel Business, Glo Fiber and Beam brands, and the
Company’s tower portfolio.
Mr. McKay is a twenty-five year veteran of the
telecommunications industry, with the past seventeen years as part
of Shentel’s management team. He most recently served the Company
as Senior Vice President, Engineering & Operations, where he
has been responsible for delivering on Shentel’s growth strategy
for fiber and fixed wireless broadband businesses, while also
maintaining a remarkable fiber-rich network to support the
Company’s cable and wireline businesses. He has also been critical
to the successful sale and transition of the Company’s wireless
affiliate business to T-Mobile as part of the Company’s pending
wireless operations sale. Prior to his current position, Mr. McKay
was Senior Vice President of the Company’s Wireline segment from
2015 to 2018. Mr. McKay started his career with GTE, UUNET, MCI and
Verizon. Mr. McKay holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of
Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Virginia.
Mr. McKay will assume his new role on July 3, 2021, succeeding
David “Dave” L. Heimbach who announced that he is resigning in
order to become President and Chief Operating Officer of MetroNet,
Inc.
“We are pleased to promote Ed to the role of Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer. Ed’s wealth of industry and
operational experience will serve the Company well as we continue
to deliver on our high-growth strategic plan. Ed has been
instrumental in executing our edge-out fiber to the home and fixed
wireless broadband expansions, making significant contributions to
Shentel’s continued success over the past seventeen years while
holding a number of positions providing a depth of experience that
he will draw upon in his new role. Our ongoing succession planning
process had recognized his impressive leadership and operational
performance, positioning him to be well suited to assume this new
role,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher E.
French. “I also want to take the time to thank Dave for his
numerous contributions made during his time with the Company, and
wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” About
Shenandoah Telecommunications Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) provides a
broad range of diversified communications services through its high
speed, state-of-the-art wireless, cable, fiber optic and fixed
wireless networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States.
It is the corporate entity comprised of four brands – Shentel
Cable, Shentel Business, Glo Fiber, and Beam. Shentel's services
include wireless voice and data; broadband internet, video, and
digital voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing;
telephone voice and digital subscriber line; and tower colocation
leasing. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service
("PCS") affiliate of Sprint in a multi-state area covering large
portions of central and western Virginia, south-central
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and portions of Maryland, Kentucky,
and Ohio. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen factors. A
discussion of factors that may cause actual results to differ from
management’s projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations, is
available in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Those factors may
include changes in general economic conditions, increases in costs,
changes in regulation and other competitive factors.
CONTACTS:
Shenandoah Telecommunications CompanyHeather BanksVP & Chief
Human Resources
Officer540-984-5203Heather.Banks@emp.shentel.com
Or
Shenandoah Telecommunications CompanyJim VolkSVP & Chief
Financial Officer540-984-5168Jim.Volk@emp.shentel.com
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