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Terry Addington joined CarterBaldwin in 2007 as a Partner to expand the Technology Practice in the area of wireless telecommunications, and its periphery technology and service areas. He specializes in “C” level officer, and board of director searches for public and private clients, with special expertise in start-up, wireless operations and telecom related technologies.
Mr. Addington’s distinguished 23 year career as a leader in the wireless telecommunications industry enhances the Firm’s industry leading stature. He was President and CEO of First Cellular of Southern Illinois until its sale to Alltel in 2006, and was Chairman of the Board of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), and President of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA).
Prior to starting First Cellular in the early 1990’s, Mr. Addington was a Region Vice President for GTE Mobilnet and Contel Cellular in Louisville, Kentucky, and General Manager of Contel Cellular of Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida. Before his wireless experience, Mr. Addington worked for AT&T (pre divestiture).
Mr. Addington is the recipient of numerous honors and distinctions for his work in federal and state legislative, regulatory and policy matters, including the Wireless Industry Presidents Award, presented by the CTIA, and the GTE Mobilnet Presidents Award. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Motricity, the nation’s leading content provider to the Wireless Industry, and Open Range Communications, a start-up wireless high speed data provider to rural America and was recently re-elected to the Board of Directors of CTIA as a supplier member. He is also an Advisory Board member for Express Mobile, Maximum Communications and GoMobo as well as a Consultant to Vantage Marketplace, LLC a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. Other past directorships include several years on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Telecommunications Association (ITA) and the Rend Lake College foundation. Civic involvement included many years as a Commissioner of the Mount Vernon, Illinois Economic Development Commission.
Mr. Addington earned a degree in Economics from Central Washington State University, Ellensburg, Washington
