VENTUREWIRE
Thursday, February 22, 2001

SkyCross Names Former Andrew and Ericsson Exec as CEO

MELBOURNE, Fla.(VENTUREWIRE) -- SkyCross, a developer of antenna technology, appointed former Andrew Corp. executive Alan L. Haase as CEO of the company and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Haase replaces Chris Morton, chairman of the board and acting CEO since the company's founding in May 2000. Most recently Mr. Haase served as group president for communication products at Andrew Corporation; he has also held executive positions at Ericsson North America. Mr. Haase received an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science from Lawrence Technological University. In September 2000 SkyCross closed its first round of funding at $9 million, led by BankBoston with participation from MILCOM Technologies.