AboveNet Names Michael Tighe Vice President of Marketing
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February 7, 2011 - AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE:ABVT), a leading
provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced the
appointment of Michael Tighe Vice President of Marketing. In his new position,
Mr. Tighe will report to AboveNet Chief Operating Officer Rajiv Datta.
"The addition of Mike to the AboveNet management team will enable us to extend
the market awareness of AboveNet's industry leading high bandwidth solutions,"
Datta said. "His years of experience will improve AboveNet's involvement in
industry discussions on key topics including cloud computing, low-latency
networks and data center connectivity."
As Vice President of AboveNet Marketing, Mr. Tighe will lead AboveNet's global
marketing communications, public relations, strategic marketing, product
development and training functions. He will play a key role in continuing to
communicate the company's leadership in high bandwidth, low-latency connectivity
solutions to AboveNet's enterprise and carrier customers.
Prior to joining AboveNet, Mr. Tighe held senior positions at Verizon and
several emerging networking and data center services companies in the roles of
vice president of marketing and chief operating officer. He also served as
chairman of the board for the MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) from 2006-2008.
Mr. Tighe will be based in AboveNet's Mahwah, N.J. office.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions for businesses and
carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in
and among top U.S. and European markets. AboveNet's network is widely used in
demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and
government.
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Kristen Hyland
AboveNet Public Relations
(914) 993-1250
khyland(at)above.net
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