WiMAX-ready networks and provider of advanced wireless broadband solutions, today announced the appointment of Juan "Kiko" Suarez as the Company's new Chief Marketing Officer, who is charged with guiding and directing NextPhase's national marketing, branding and communications strategies. Based in the Company's Blackwood, New Jersey facility, Suarez will also provide executive oversight of NextPhase's East Coast Operations.

Robert Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer of NextPhase, stated, "Having had the pleasure of working alongside Kiko for many years while we were both at DuPont, I can personally attest to the impressive depth and breadth of his professional skill set, expertise and marketing genius. Having him join our executive leadership team represents a significant coup for NextPhase and will undoubtedly have tremendous impact on our ability to effectively advance our growth strategies."

With more than 15 years of experience as a senior marketing and communications executive at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), Suarez most recently served as the Company's Head of Corporate Communications for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region, where he led corporate public relations in 20 countries and managed an annual communications budget of more than $10 million. Other DuPont posts included Regional Leader/Corporate Brand for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region; Global Online Communications Leader and Media Relations Officer for IT/eBusiness; Corporate Communications Country Manager for Spain and Portugal; and IT/Operations Manager in Asturias, Spain, which at the time was DuPont's largest Greenfield site in the world. Immediately prior to joining NextPhase, Suarez was Global Director of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Business Continuity of CEMEX, a Fortune 500 company with revenues over $20 billion annually and over 50,000 employees worldwide.

He began his career in 1988 when he founded Hypermedia Systems, a multimedia start-up providing digital video, animation and 3D rendering for companies and institutions in the fields of education, technology, government and engineering. Bilingual in both English and Spanish and functional in French, Suarez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Oviedo in Spain, where he also earned secondary degrees in Management of Telecommunications and New Media. In addition, he earned an MBA in Business Communication from Oxford International University and an Executive MBA from Thesseus Business School in France. A frequent guest lecturer and author of industry articles and papers, he also led an external collaboration with the Da Vinci Institute, serving as the non-profit futurist think tank's Director of Global Operations.

Commenting on his appointment, Suarez noted, "Given my professional respect and admiration of Robert and my appreciation for the explosive growth potential of wireless broadband, I have paid close attention to NextPhase's growth and evolution over the past two years. Recognizing that the Company appears to be poised to make a significant leap forward in its quest to establish industry leadership, I feel privileged to have been invited to join the management team at this important time in the Company's history and look forward to playing a material role in its enduring success."

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