
Goodman Networks Announces Appointment of President and COO
January 15, 2007 -- Dallas, TX
Goodman Networks announces the appointment of Danny Wade to President and Chief Operating Officer of Goodman
Networks, Inc. Wade, who has been a member of the company’s Board for the past two years, brings more
than 24 years experience in telecommunications to his appointment at Goodman Networks.
“We are pleased to bring Danny’s vast executive level experience and expertise to Goodman
Networks,” said CEO John Goodman. “Danny has been closely involved with Goodman Networks for the
past six years as a client and for the last two years as member of the Goodman Board. His extensive knowledge
of our organization gives Danny a running start towards aligning the companies operations and execution with
the vision and goals of the Company. We welcome Danny and look forward to his leadership and positive impact.”
Goodman Networks Chairman James Goodman spoke about Mr. Wade’s appointment, “Danny was the definitive
choice in this stage of the company’s development. His understanding and vision of the industry coupled
with his deep knowledge of Goodman operations from both the client and board perspective make him the right
person to lead Goodman Networks.”
As President and COO of Goodman Networks, Danny will oversee all Operations, Sales/Marketing and Support
Operations activities for Goodman Networks which was recognized by both Deloitte and Inc. Magazine as one of
the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in 2006.
Prior to Goodman Networks, Mr. Wade served in various executive positions for Alcatel’s North America
business including Senior Vice President - Quality, Services and Operations, Group Vice President & COO
for the Optical Network Division in North America and Group Vice President of Operations for Alcatel USA.
Mr. Wade joined DSC Communications Corporation in June 1990 and served in numerous corporate and operations
engineering capacities. Mr. Wade began his career in a variety of managerial and technical positions for
AT&T Network Systems in Oklahoma City from 1983 to 1990.
Mr. Wade has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Oklahoma, as
well as graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and Purdue University and currently serves as a
member of the University of Oklahoma Industrial Engineering Advisory Board.
About Goodman Networks:
Goodman Networks is an ISO 9001:2000/TL 9000-V telecommunications equipment services company that manages
Telecommunications Equipment Lifecycle for the US carrier and OEM markets. Goodman Networks specializes in
Post Commissioning, Test & Turn-up, Site Acquisition and Build, as well as Outside Plant and traditional
EFI&T services for the wireline and wireless industries and has been recognized by both Deloitte and
Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the nation.
Additional information about Goodman Networks is available at
www.goodmannetworks.com or
by e-mail at info@goodmannetworks.com.
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