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Retired Air National Guard Major General Albert 'Putt' Richards Joins WFI's Government Division20 April 2006
WFI (Nasdaq: WFII), a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, information technology solutions and security systems, announced today that it has hired Albert "Putt" Richards, a retired Major General of the Air National Guard (ANG), to serve in the Company's Government Division.
A 38-year veteran of the United States Air Force and Air National Guard, Richards will direct WFI's Hawaii/Pacific Rim business development efforts. In his role with WFI, Richards' primary responsibilities include developing strategic business opportunities for WFI, presenting business case rationale, researching strategic advantage positioning and competitive analysis, and determining win rate probability on key government projects and proposals. In addition, Richards will maintain relationships with target customer representatives throughout Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. As part of the Government Division, Richards will serve within the Company's Technical Resources Sector, reporting to the sector's President & COO.
"We are very pleased that WFI was able to attract a senior military official with Major General Richards' vast knowledge and established relationships within the primary government agencies we are focused on," said Robin Mickle, President of WFI Government Services, Inc. "We expect Putt Richards will play an important role in WFI's ability to further expand our business development efforts in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region in support of DoD priorities in Hawaii, Guam and Japan. We look forward to having him on our team."
"I am thrilled to be joining WFI's team," said Richards. "WFI has an excellent reputation serving its customers in Hawaii since 1995 and I look forward to helping drive the business development efforts within various military agencies to new levels."
Albert "Putt" Richards most recently served as Reserve Component Assistant to the Commander, USPACOM. In prior roles, Richards was Principal Advisor to the Commander for all matters relating to Reserve Forces policies, utilization, mobilization and incorporation into Command requirements. Richards has served in a full time capacity as Director and/or Deputy Director of Strategic Planning and Policy during significant gap periods of assigned personnel. During his tenure and as Senior PACOM military, Richards has served in strategic dialogs aimed at restructuring relationships, force posture and mission sets with the Republic of Korea and the Government of Japan. He has had extensive interaction with senior policy makers at OSD and the U.S. Joint Staff, and he has performed duties as the Area Air Defense Coordinator (AAADC) for the Hawaii and Guam Air Defense regions as well as serving as the PACOM representative to the General Officer Steering Group for Ballistic Missile Defense interfacing with USTRATCOM, USNORTHCOM and the Ballistic Missile Agency.
WFI Government Services, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFI with offices and project locations throughout the United States. Areas of expertise include technical resources consulting, logistics and RFID solutions, homeland security and public safety applications and integrated network services.
About WFI
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at http://www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb)
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements including, without limitation, expressed or implied statements concerning the Company's expectations regarding anticipated operating results for 2006, future financial performance and cash flows and market developments that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are only predictions, and the Company's actual results may differ materially. Factors that may cause the Company's results to differ include, but are not limited to: changes in the scope or timing of the Company's projects; changes or cutbacks in spending by the US Department of Defense, which could cause delays or cancellations of key government contracts; slowdowns in telecommunications infrastructure spending in the United States and globally, which could delay network deployment and reduce demand for the Company's services; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer contracts and agreements, or consolidation by or the loss of key customers; failure to successfully consummate acquisitions or integrate acquired operations; the rate of adoption of telecom outsourcing by network carriers and equipment suppliers; the rate of growth of adoption of WLAN and wireless security systems by enterprises; and competition in the marketplace which could reduce revenues and profit margins. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 and in other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Media/Investor Contact:
Michael Baehr
VP of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
WFI
858.228.2799 Direct
michael.baehr@wfinet.com
Source: prnewswire
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