Metricom Announces Executive Appointments...
Tuesday July 21, 4:53 pm Eastern Time
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Metricom Announces Executive Appointments
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1998--Metricom (NASDAQ:MCOM - news) today
announced several strategic executive appointments to further the company's position as a leader of wireless
information-access solutions.
Ralph B. Muse, Executive Vice President of Operations and Engineering; John Wernke, Senior Vice
President of Sales and Marketing; and Dale Marquart, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of
Administration have all been named as new members of the Metricom management team. William M.
Brasier, Director of Systems Engineering, has been promoted to Vice President and Program Manager of the
company's new high-speed network development project.
''With the combination of these four key additions, Metricom is poised to deliver on its promise of a
nationwide, high-speed wireless network,'' said Timothy A. Dreisbach, Metricom's president and CEO.
''Individually, they bring solid leadership skills and expertise in their fields. Collectively, they and the other
members of the executive team are a powerful force to take our technology and the company to a new level.''
The additions complement the rest of Metricom's executive team, which consists of Timothy Dreisbach,
president and CEO; Bob Bickers, Vice President of Manufacturing; Lee Gopadze, Senior Vice President of
Right-of-Way; Jim Nelson; Vice President of Network Operations; and Vanessa Wittman, Senior Vice
President and CFO.
Ralph B. Muse, newly appointed Executive Vice President of Operations and Engineering, brings to
Metricom over 20 years of technology management experience. Though Muse has had considerable
experience with larger companies, such as General Electric, he also has a proven track record managing
start-ups and helping to grow small companies. He has been instrumental in moving revenues of a number of
companies and business units from the small, $25 - $50 million range into the $100 - $300 million range.
Prior to joining the company, Muse was President and General Manager of CSI ZeitNet, Inc., where he was
instrumental in the development of Cabletron's new line of state-of-the-art ATM switching products. He was
also President and CEO of KENETECH Windpower/KENETECH Corporation; principal consultant with
Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; and Vice President-General Manager of ABB, a computer integrated
manufacturing business.
John Wernke, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, has over 15 years of experience in achieving
business-building results in the Client/Server and Open Systems market. Prior to Metricom, he served as
Vice President of Enterprise Product Marketing at Harbinger Corporation, where he was instrumental in
positioning the company as an industry leader, as well as achieving a revenue goal of over $40 million on a
$4.2 million budget. He has also served as a Product Marketing Manager at OpenVision, where he directed
the positioning of storage products, accounting for over 80% of the company's revenues.
Dale Marquart, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Administration, has over 15 years of achieving
innovative business operations solutions, highly-profitable customer contract negotiations, award-winning
revenue production, and legal affairs management. He previously served as General Counsel and Senior
Director of International Operations at Premenos Corporation, where he managed the company's legal affairs,
including all corporate matters and customer contracts, and all international operations. Marquart has extensive
knowledge and expertise in the fields of strategic market planning and business development. He also served
as the Senior Director of Business Development and Field Operations at Boole & Babbage, an industry leader
in systems management software.
William M. Brasier, Vice President, Program Manager of Metricom's high-speed development project, was
formerly Metricom's Director of Systems Engineering. He has over 15 years of experience in engineering
design and management. During his tenure at Metricom, he led hardware developments for Metricom's
UtiliNet(TM) radio product line and led hardware and systems design teams during Ricochet(TM)and high
speed network development. Prior to joining the Company, he was the lead systems designer and Manager of
RF Systems at Condor Systems, Inc., during a 10 year period when the company grew from $3 million in
revenue and 25 employees to over $47 million in revenue and 325 people. He has been published in
Microwave Systems News, Microwaves and RF, and Defense Electronics. He was also a Member of the
Technical Staff at Watkins Johnson Co.
About Metricom
Metricom, Inc. is the leading provider of wide-area, portable wireless data services. The company's Ricochet
products and services provide portable and desktop computer users with high-performance, cost-effective
wireless access to the Internet, private intranets, local-area networks, e-mail, and other online services.
Ricochet service is generally available in the greater San Francisco Bay, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
metropolitan areas; on corporate campuses; and at select gate areas at eleven major airports throughout the
United States. For more information, call 1-800 Go-Wireless or visit Metricom's Web site at
metricom.com.
Metricom and Ricochet are registered trademarks of Metricom, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
Contact:
Metricom
Susan Kohl (Public Relations Manager), 408/399-8198
skohl@metricom.com
Terri Bicknell (Investor Relations), 408/399-8201
terri@metricom.com |
