ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. Appoints John Shelnutt as Independent Board Member
July 11, 2019 at 04:10 pm EDT
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ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. appointed John M. Shelnutt as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective July 8, 2019. With the appointment of John Shelnutt, the full ADDvantage Board is comprised of six members, of which four are independent directors. Mr. Shelnutt was appointed to the Board of Directors due to his extensive experience and contacts in the telecommunications industry and background in business leadership and corporate strategy. John Shelnutt is Vice President of Blue Danube Systems, a start-up company that designs intelligent wireless access solutions using cloud-based analytics and machine learning to deliver high definition active antenna systems technology to the wireless industry. Prior to joining Blue Danube Systems in 2017, Mr. Shelnutt served in various executive capacities at Cisco, including leading their mobility division with global responsibility for all of the mobile product offerings of the company and managing one of their largest global customers. Mr. Shelnutt also spent 12 years in various executive leadership roles at Alcatel including the startup of their global DSL division and managing their United States mobility division. Mr. Shelnutt has served on various boards within the telecommunications industry including the QuEST Forum, ATIS, Broadband Forum and was an advisor to Tech Titans of Dallas, Texas and the City of New York Public Schools Technology group.
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in wireless infrastructure services for wireless carriers, tower companies and equipment manufacturers, and distributes and services a comprehensive line of electronics and hardware for the telecommunications industry. Its segments include Wireless Infrastructure Services (Wireless) and Telecommunications (Telco). The Wireless Segment provides wireless infrastructure services for the four United States wireless carriers, communication tower companies, national integrators, and original equipment manufacturers. These services consist of the installation and upgrade of technology on cell sites and the construction of new small cells for fifth generation (5G). The Telco segment sells new and refurbished telecommunications networking equipment, including both central office and customer premise equipment. This segment also offers its customers repair and testing services for telecommunications networking equipment.
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