People
Eduardo Zaldivar departs E.F. Johnson, Burnsville, MN, as manager of international sales and marketing and joins Kenwood Communications, Long Beach, CA, as international sales manager.
Changes at Trilogy Communications, Jackson, MS: R. Jeff Morris leaves AT&T, where he held director-level positions with its international and outside plant systems divisions, and joins Trilogy as vice president of international operations for the CATV, cellular and SMR markets. N. Preston Stone departs as director of marketing, Asia-Pacific for Datotek, Dallas, to join Trilogy as head of the new network products division.
Senator John McCain, (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Science and Transportation is honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA).
Stephen R. Cook leaves GTE MobilNet’s Mid-South region, Atlanta, as president and joins Conxus Communications, Greenville, SC, as chief operating officer.
Promotions at LeBlanc, Richardson, TX: Dennis Harward, director of sales, advances to vice president of sales. Larry Penner moves up to vice president of corporate administration but will continue to be responsible for the field policy and the field safety program. Richard Heisler, regional manager of LeBlanc’s central branch group, becomes vice president of field operations for the company’s structures division.
Changes at E.F. Johnson, Burnsville, MN: Mark Allen advances to vice president of E.F. Johnson Serv-ices, a separate business unit for wireless construction services. He retains his position as vice president of engineering at E.F. Johnson. Steve Katkov continues as the unit’s construction manager.
Patrick Murtha departs as senior vice president, corporate development, Telular, Buffalo Grove, IL, to join Mobile Systems International, Dallas, as vice president of business development.
Changes at the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), Arlington, VA: John Major, senior vice president, Motorola, Schaumburg, IL, is elected to co-vice-chair, to serve along with the current vice-chair, Gil Amelio, chairman of Apple Computer. Sherel D. Horsley, senior vice president of Digital Printing Systems, Texas Instruments, Austin, TX, is elected treasurer.
Becky Coyne departs Harris’ Farinon Division, Redwood Shores, CA, where she was responsible for sales of microwave products, systems and services, to join NEC America, Irving, TX, as manager, marketing and sales for the microwave radio department of the radio communications systems division.