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Mr. Sledge brings a long and distinguished career as a telecommunications executive, investor and financier to MobilePro. He worked for over 20 years as an executive with Pacific Telesis in San Francisco, California, rising to become president and CEO of Pacific Telesis International. After leaving Pacific Telesis, he served as chairman and CEO of Megaphone, Inc. where he successfully led the sale of that company. Sledge was then recruited to become chairman and CEO of Telecom New Zealand International where he worked from 1988 until 1993. During this period, Sledge helped lead the sale of Telecom New Zealand to Bell Atlantic and Ameritech and helped successfully launch the Telecom New Zealand IPO with listings on the NYSE, Sydney, London and New Zealand exchanges.
Over the past 10 years, Sledge has focused on finance and investments, including serving for three years as a managing director of Freemont Communications Venture Capital Fund and as chairman (until 2001) of Merriman, Curham & Ford (MCF), an Amex listed broker/dealer. Sledge sits on the board of directors of MCF and two privately held companies. He is chair of MobilePro's Compensation Committee. | 