LCC INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS FORMER U.S. CELLULAR VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL NETWORK OPERATIONS TO HEAD OPERATIONS FOR ITS AMERICAS REGION
For Immediate Release
December 13, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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LCC INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS FORMER U.S. CELLULAR VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL NETWORK OPERATIONS TO HEAD OPERATIONS FOR ITS AMERICAS REGION
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA , December 13, 2005 –LCC International, Inc., (NASDAQ: LCCI), a global leader in wireless voice and data turn-key technical consulting services, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Hichem H. Garnaoui, former Vice President of U.S. Cellular’s national network operations, to head operations for the company’s America, Caribbean and Latin America (Americas) region. In this role, Dr. Garnaoui will be responsible for LCC’s engineering, network deployment and operations & maintenance service offerings.
Dr. Garnaoui brings over a decade of wireless industry experience and spent the majority of his career working in key positions within some of the nation’s largest wireless carriers. Dr. Garnaoui will be focused on ensuring that LCC’s services are of the highest quality as well as developed to meet the technological demands of next generation wireless technologies. Additionally, Dr. Garnaoui’s operational and carrier experience will be tapped as the company continues to expand its services offerings and develop annuity-based businesses.
“ As the Chief Operations Officer of our Americas region, Hichem will spearhead our focus on operational excellence. His appointment was the impetus to reorganize our Americas organization to ensure that our goals of long-term profitability are closely aligned with high-quality service delivery and the development of new and valuable service offerings,” said Dean Douglas, President and Chief Executive Officer of LCC. “Hichem’s valuable insight into the concerns carriers are faced with today, coupled with a perspective that can only be garnered as part of a network operator’s senior management team, will be a great asset in our continuing efforts to maintain technical thought leadership and evolve our services offerings to meet the needs of the carrier community," continued Douglas.
Jim Greenwell, Senior Vice President of LCC’s Americas region added: ”Hichem is the perfect candidate to lead the operational activities in our Americas region. He brings to us a unique dimension, having held senior operational and management positions with major mobile carriers in the United States. Hichem has an excellent reputation and track record of managerial and technical achievements in his prior roles. He brings a deep understanding of both the marketplace and the challenges facing mobile operators today. We look forward to translating his expertise and strong leadership skills into valuable services for our clients.”
Dr. Garnaoui comes to LCC from US Cellular Corporation, where he was Vice President of National Network Operations since March 2002. Prior to that he was Vice President of Network Engineering at US Cellular. Dr. Garnaoui spent four years at Nextel Communications where his final position was Mid-Atlantic Engineering & Operations Vice President. He has also worked at Nortel International, Inc. and served as a consultant for the 3M Company.
Dr. Garnaoui earned his Ph.D., M.S. and Bachelor (with high distinction) of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He has also attended the Chicago Management Institute at the University of Chicago’s graduate school of business.
About LCC
LCC International, Inc. is a global leader in voice and data design, deployment and management services to the wireless telecommunications industry. Since 1983, LCC has performed technical services for the largest wireless operators in North and South America, Europe, The Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Company has worked with all major access technologies and has participated in the success of some of the largest and most sophisticated wireless systems in the world. Through an integrated set of technical business consulting, training, design, deployment, operations and maintenance services, LCC is unique in its ability to provide comprehensive turnkey services to wireless operators around the world. News and additional information are available at www.lcc.com.
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