airBand Communications Names Jim Timmer Chief Financial Officer
Posted on: Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 12:00 CDT
airBand Communications, Inc. , the largest fixed wireless company for business customers in the United States, today announced that Jim Timmer has joined the company as chief financial officer. Timmer is an experienced executive with more than two decades of experience in senior finance and operations leadership roles with a variety of telecommunications providers.
"Jim's track record of driving solid financial and operational results will add significant value to our executive team," said Andrew Lombard, airBand president and CEO. "His guidance will play a critical role as we move to aggressively grow the business and move into additional markets."
Timmer comes to airBand from Birch Telecom, a $300 million competitive local exchange carrier. As CFO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Birch Telecom, Timmer led efforts to negotiate a new capital structure and significantly improve the financial performance. Timmer has also held leadership positions at VarTec Telecommunications, Inc., Excel Communications, Inc., and Verizon.
"airBand is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the emerging VoIP and wireless technologies that will have a disruptive effect on the telecom industry," said Timmer. "I look forward to working with the executive team to remove operational roadblocks and execute a plan for future success."
Timmer attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting. In addition, Timmer received an M.B.A. from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
About airBand Communications Inc.
airBand Communications Inc. is a broadband communications provider dedicated to helping businesses realize the full potential of their voice and data services. With a comprehensive portfolio of Voice over IP and high-speed data solutions, airBand provides its customers with the functionality and flexibility required to compete in an increasingly mobile business environment. Where possible, the company utilizes its fixed wireless network to bypass the local phone company and provide faster provisioning intervals, immediate scalability and complete redundancy for its customers. As a result, more than 2,000 businesses already count on airBand for their broadband service, including market leaders like Continental Airlines, Fujitsu, Solomon Smith Barney, Staubach and WebMD. airBand is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
More information about the company is available at www.airband.com.
Source: Business Wire
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