American Tower CEO and President Steve Vondran, at left, said that newly elected board member Neville Ray will provide a “wealth of experience” to the towerco.
American Tower Corporation announced that its Board of Directors had elected Neville R. Ray as a director.
Ray most recently served as T-Mobile’s President of Technology until 2023. He joined T-Mobile (then VoiceStream) in April 2000, and from December 2010 to November 2019, served as its Chief Technology Officer.
Prior to that, Ray served as Network Vice President for Pacific Bell Mobile Services. He currently serves on the board of directors, compensation committee and environmental, social and governance committee of Ziff Davis, a vertically focused digital media and internet company.
He also serves on the U.S. President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Ray has served as Chairperson of the Board of Governors of 5G Americas as well as the Vice Chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA).
In addition, he has served as a member of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) and the Federal Communications Commission’s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC).
“We are very excited to have Neville join our Board of Directors,” said Steve Vondran, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower.
“Neville’s more than 30 years of experience building and operating wireless networks in the U.S. and around the world, along with his knowledge of American Tower and the competitive ecosystem, provides a wealth of relevant experience to American Tower. With his extensive and relevant background, which includes deep operational and technical expertise, we believe that Neville will make a fantastic contribution to our Board as we execute on our core principles, and drive increasing shareholder returns, strong, sustainable growth and a unique value proposition for all our stakeholders,” Vondran added.