Widelity adds David Leeds to Board of Advisors
June 2008Widelity, a leading provider of telecommunications consulting services, announced today that David Leeds has recently accepted a Widelity Board of Advisors position. Mr. Leeds, most recently a founding partner and Senior Vice President of Sales for FiberTower Corporation, will commence activities in an advisory capacity immediately.
“We are happy to have direct access to David’s industry knowledge and business strategy experience,” said Widelity principal partner Ed Myers. “Like the companies he has been involved with previously, Widelity is very focused on integrity and execution and we think David’s insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Widelity in the years ahead.”
Leeds brings sixteen years of experience founding and building companies to his Widelity advisory role. During this time, he has held leadership roles in strategic sales, marketing and finance. At FiberTower Corporation (FTWR) Leeds had responsibility for overall customer engagement and revenue generation. In this role, he secured national contracts with every major wireless operator in the US and completed over $500mm in contracts. Prior to FiberTower, Leeds cofounded a consulting firm based in Guangzhou, China that assisted US companies with their strategic outsourcing initiatives. David began his career at Lexmark where he was responsible for product and financial planning in France, Colorado and Kentucky.