A Decatur native and former chief financial officer at Steel Technologies is joining the leadership team of one of Huntsville's top companies.
Roger D. Shannon, ADTRAN's new CFO. (Courtesy)
Roger D. Shannon is ADTRAN's new senior vice president of finance and CFO. In his new position, Shannon will oversee finance, investor relations, accounting, legal affairs and contracts.
Thomas R. Stanton, chief executive officer and chairman of the board for ADTRAN, said Shannon's finance experience will benefit his company as it capitalizes on "significant growth opportunities in broadband services in markets around the world."
"As ADTRAN has shifted its focus as a software company and expanded our sales, research, product development and support teams around the world, Roger will play a key role in ensuring we create shareholder value as we help our customers deploy the future network state," he said in a statement.
Shannon, a certified public accountant, has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and a bachelor's in accounting from Auburn University. He directed global treasury for Brown-Forman Corporation before joining Steel Technologies.
ADTRAN's interim CFO Michael Foliano will remain the company's senior vice president of global operations.