Impressive CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD! Vern Fotheringham- RVR's CHAIRMAN
Vern is an internationally recognized leader and successful entrepreneur in the wireless broadband communications industry. Most recently, Mr. Fotheringham was Chairman and CEO of Kymeta Corp., the Bill Gates company that is developing next generation satellite antenna solutions using proprietary electromagnetic metamaterials technology. Currently he is CEO of Ark Mediacom, Inc. which own 283 Low Power TV (LPTV) stations and TV licenses throughout the United States, covering greater than 100 million people. He is also the Executive Chairman of V-Satcast, a new satellite-based IP content delivery network serving the rapidly expanding over-the-top internet video market. Mr. Fotheringham served as Founder, CEO and Chairman of Advanced Radio Telecom (ART), a publicly-traded, wireless Internet Service Provider and CLEC. ART held broadband radio spectrum licenses for 207 major markets in the U.S. and five countries in Europe. At ART, he was responsible for raising $225 million in the company’s NASDAQ initial public offering and subsequent public debt financings.
Previous positions have included President and CEO of ADAPTIX, a world leader in the development of next-generation broadband wireless system technology. At ADAPTIX, he raised $44 million to fund the company post-acquisition of the Broadstorm assets. Beforehand, Mr. Fotheringham served as President and CEO of Broadstorm, the pioneering OFDMA technology development company.