Houston, Texas (PRWEB) August 27, 2013
Texas Energy Network, LLC, the leading provider of carrier class 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) broadband communication services to the energy industry, today announced the appointment of Bryan Olivier to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Olivier will report to Greg Casey, Chief Executive Officer, and will join TEN on August 30, 2013.
“We are thrilled to have Bryan join the TEN team and we look forward to working closely together to capitalize on his impressive track record and proven success in over 30 years of leading telecommunications growth companies in both the oilfield communications and wireless sectors,” commented Mr. Casey. “Bryan’s management expertise, talent and intelligence create the perfect management complement as TEN expands its existing operations in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale and plans its growth into new shale basins. Our customers will benefit from his strategic vision and operational and technical expertise as we deliver best-in-class telecommunication services on our LTE based IP platform”
Mr. Olivier commented, “I look forward to joining Greg and the talented TEN team, who have designed and built an impressive LTE platform in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale regions. TEN has the right formula to expand delivery of carrier class LTE communications to the oilfield, and I am excited to help grow the company from a groundbreaking market entrant into a dominant oilfield communications company in North America.”
Mr. Olivier brings strong oilfield communication engineering, management and business expertise to his role as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining TEN, Mr. Olivier served as President of Sciret, a diverse engineering and consulting company operating in the oilfield and telecommunications space. Prior to founding Sciret, Olivier served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Broadpoint Communications, Chief Operating Officer of Caprock Communications, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Novolink, and Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Clearwire Technologies. He graduated from the University of Houston where he received his MBA in Finance and from the University of Louisiana where he received a BS in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Olivier also holds a degree in Industrial Electronics Technology.
ABOUT TEXAS ENERGY NETWORK
Founded in 2010, Texas Energy Network is the first and only telecommunications company to build, own and operate carrier class LTE networks focused specifically on serving the domestic oil and gas industry. TEN’s existing network covers 22,000 square miles, providing broadband communication services for energy clients operating in the two most active and prolific regions in Texas, the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford Shale. The company’s primary equity sponsor is a consortium of energy industry veteran investors who have founded and operated numerous successful exploration and production and oilfield services companies who understand the communications challenges faced by exploration and production, drilling, oilfield service and midstream companies in remote areas. Additional information on Texas Energy Network is available on the company’s website at http://www.texasenergynetwork.com.
