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News Release from: Antenova
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 January 2003
McCray takes over for new phase
Antenna innovator Antenova has appointed Greg McCray as Chief Executive Officer.
Antenna innovator Antenova has appointed Greg McCray as Chief Executive Officer McCray's experience in marketing and developing communications technology businesses will certainly be a catalyst for the next phase of Antenova's development into a fully fledged production organisation - now it has completely characterised its technology and is actively forging agreements with OEMs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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New design freedoms opened up by the company's unique high dielectric antenna (HDA) amount to a revolutionary force for wireless terminal and infrastructure designers.
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"One of the factors behind today's wireless industry is an inability to create attractive new products that deliver on performance promises such as multi-media data rates", says Greg McCray.
"Antenova's antennas eliminate many of the fundamental roadblocks standing in the path of progress, and I am excited at the prospect of overseeing its commercial exploitation".
McCray's successful background spanning over 17 years in the communications arena makes him uniquely qualified for the challenge.
McCray's global experience most recently includes being the CEO of the wireless start-up PipingHot Networks, and a Senior VP with industry giant Lucent Technologies.
At PipingHot Networks, he oversaw the company's transition from product development to delivering high speed fixed wireless access solutions and IP to internet service providers, telephone operating companies, and wireless equipment vendors.
At Lucent Technologies, McCray managed the 1500 person Customer Technical Operations Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and preceded this by leading sales operations for the Eastern Region of the USA.
He has also worked for AT and T and IBM in engineering, product management and managerial roles.
His academic achievements include a BS in computer engineering from Iowa State University, an MS in systems engineering from Purdue University, and Executive Business Programs at the University of Illinois, Harvard, and Insead.
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