Covad
Names John E. Trewin Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer [March 2, 2005]
SAN
JOSE, Calif., Mar 2, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Covad Communications
Group, Inc. (COVD), a leading national provider of integrated
voice and data communications, today announced that
it will appoint John E. Trewin as its Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. The appointment will be
effective March 16, 2005.
Trewin joins Covad with nearly 20 years'
experience as a CFO. Most recently he has served as
principal of Trewin and Associates, counseling domestic
and international clients in the areas of finance, SEC
compliance, investor relations and information technology.
Prior to that he spent seven years as Vice President
and CFO of California Micro Devices Corporation, a publicly
held $50 million manufacturer and marketer of integrated
semiconductor products for computer, telecommunications,
networking and medical equipment manufacturers.
Trewin also served as CFO for The O'Brien
Corporation, a $140 million privately held manufacturer
and marketer of architectural, industrial and automotive
coatings and supplies, and as Vice President, CFO and
Director of Ampex Corporation, then a $700 million international
manufacturer and marketer of television, instrumentation,
and computer equipment and magnetic recording tape.
Trewin has a Bachelor's degree from
the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the
University of California-Berkeley and is a certified
public accountant.
"I am pleased that someone with
John's background and experience has agreed to join
Covad as our chief financial officer," said Charles
Hoffman, president and chief executive officer of Covad.
"His financial experience combined with a background
in high-tech, Silicon Valley companies will help ensure
that Covad remains financially sound and maintains the
strong financial controls we've already put into place."
Susan Crawford, the company's acting
Chief Financial Officer, has notified the company of
her intention to resign effective March 15, 2005 to
accept a position with another company.
About
Covad
Covad
is a leading nationwide provider of integrated voice
and data communications. The company offers DSL, Voice
Over IP, T1, Web hosting, managed security, IP and dial-up,
and bundled voice and data services directly through
Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers,
value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers and
affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses
and home users. Covad broadband services are currently
available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be purchased by more
than 57 million homes and businesses, which represent
over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate
headquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose,
CA 95134. Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD. Web Site: www.covad.com.
SOURCE: Covad Communications Group,
Inc.
Covad Communications
Kathleen Greene, 408-952-7434 (Media)
kgreene@covad.com
Susan Davis, 408-434-2130 (Investor Relations)
investorrelations@covad.com |
