The president and CEO of regional US wireless operator NTelos has resigned after five years in the post.
NTelos did not disclose why James Hyde decided to leave and is now embarking on a “thorough search” for a new CEO.
In the meantime the telco…
The president and CEO of regional US wireless operator NTelos has resigned after five years in the post.
NTelos did not disclose why James Hyde decided to leave and is now embarking on a “thorough search” for a new CEO.
In the meantime the telco has made Rodney Dir, one of its directors, its new president and COO. Dir was previously CEO of spectrum management company Spectrum Bridge up until March 2014 and has been on NTelos’ board since 2011.
NTelos’ chairman Michael Huber will also take on more responsibility. He will now oversee strategic relationships and external communications.
In a statement Huber thanked Hyde for his contribution to the company: “Jim’s guidance and leadership was integral to the successful spin-off of Lumos Networks in 2011 as well as the recent extension of our strategic network alliance with Sprint Corporation.”
Huber also talked up new COO Dir, describing him as “a seasoned telecommunications executive with decades of operational experience with a number of the leading wireless companies”.
Virginia-based NTelos has a wireless network which covers six million people across Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. It reported revenues of US$483m for 2013.
