Tillman Fiber Appoints Ed Chan as CEO to lead Fiber-to-the-Home Network Buildout Across the State of Florida

Chan brings over 30 years of telecommunications experience and a proven track record of executing on growth and strategic initiatives

Chan will be instrumental in leading the deployment of fiber infrastructure to hundreds of thousands of homes in Florida

Tillman FiberCo (“Tillman Fiber”), a leading 100% fiber to the home open-access infrastructure provider, today announced the appointment of Ed Chan as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Chan will lead Tillman Fiber’s ambitious, billion dollar expansion strategy to provide fiber to underserved communities across Florida. He succeeds Tim Salmon, Tillman Fiber’s Chief Operating Officer, who had been serving as acting CEO.

“Ed’s combination of deep technical expertise and industry leadership makes him well-suited to lead Tillman Fiber as we accelerate our network rollout,” said Sanjiv Ahuja, Chairman of Tillman Fiber. “His experience in building and scaling some of the largest networks in the country will be instrumental in fulfilling Tillman Fiber’s commitment to delivering best-in-class broadband to communities across the U.S.”

“I’m honored to join Tillman Fiber at such a pivotal time for the company and in the industry,” said Mr. Chan. “The company’s leadership in pioneering open-access infrastructure and dedication to customer service position Tillman Fiber well to deliver on the country’s ever-increasing needs for high-speed, high-quality broadband.”

Mr. Chan joins Tillman Fiber from Crown Castle, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, leading enterprise-wide digital transformation and information security strategies. Prior to Crown Castle, he spent over 30 years at Verizon, where he served in numerous senior roles, including as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Network Engineering Officer. At Verizon, Mr. Chan led technology strategy, product development, network engineering, and infrastructure planning and operations.

Mr. Chan holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and an M.S.E. in Management of Technology from the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Board of Directors at Fortress Solutions, a global services and software company supporting communications networks.

About Tillman Fiber

Founded in 2021, Tillman Fiber designs, builds and operates a 100% Fiber to the Premise network that delivers industry leading symmetrical gigabit broadband internet access and services to residential and commercial customers. Tillman is backed by Tillman Global Holdings and Northleaf Capital Partners, who have committed over $500 million of equity capital to fund the Company’s 10,000+ miles fiber network buildout. Additionally, Tillman has secured up to $1 billion in debt financing from a consortium of leading banks, including Credit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Societe Generale, and Banco Santander. The company is committed to expanding state-of-the-art fiber-optic internet infrastructure to communities across Florida and bridging the digital divide.

For additional details about Tillman Fiber services and availability, please visit https://www.tillmanfiber.com/.

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