Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ: ALSK) has appointed Donn Wilmott as Vice President, Business Sales and Service.
In this newly created position, Wilmott will lead the Company's business sales, market intelligence and product innovation teams, helping to extend ACS' reach as Alaska's premier telecommunications provider to Enterprise and other customers.
"Donn comes to ACS with an impressive track record as a top earnings producer in the telecommunications industry. He has consistently overachieved in generating top and bottom line results. I'm confident that Donn will successfully execute on ACS' growth opportunities in the burgeoning Enterprise market and help the Company surpass its business sales objectives," said Sheldon Fisher, ACS Senior Vice President, Sales and Service.
Wilmott has spent the past 25 years in the telecommunications industry, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of Time Warner Telecom in San Diego, Calif.
"Joining ACS during such a period of dynamic growth for the Company is thrilling. It challenges my entrepreneurial spirit and my passion for creating opportunities to add financial and strategic value. I'm excited to bring ACS' new investments in undersea fiber optics and its entire suite of wireless solutions to Enterprise customers," said Wilmott.
Wilmott's appointment took effect on Monday, Sept. 8.
About Alaska Communications Systems
Headquartered in Anchorage, ACS is Alaska's leading provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless solutions to Enterprise and mass market customers. The ACS wireline operations include the state's most advanced data networks and, to be launched in early 2009, the only diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. The ACS wireless operations include the only statewide 3G CDMA network, reaching across Alaska from the North Slope to Ketchikan, with coverage extended via best-in-class CDMA carriers in the Lower 49 and Canada. By investing in the fastest-growing market segments and attracting the highest-quality customers, ACS seeks to drive top- and bottom-line growth, while continually improving customer experience and cost structure through process improvement. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com.
For inquiries about this news release, contact Paula Dobbyn, ACS Director of Corporate Communications, at 907-564-7722 or pdobbyn@acsalaska.com.
Contacts:
Director of Corporate Communications
Paula Dobbyn,
907-564-7722
pdobbyn@acsalaska.com
