(Welcome, N.C.) The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which represents the manufacturers of broadband equipment, products and services for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, announced earlier this month that it has elected Mark Walker, President of Walker and Associates, Inc. to its Board of Directors.

“On behalf of TIA, I wish to thank each new board member for agreeing to serve the ICT industry in this capacity,” said TIA President Grant Seiffert. “Each has long been engaged in working with TIA to promote the growth and wellbeing of our industry and has individually expressed a personal commitment to work diligently to help carve a path to prosperity in this time of regulatory and economic uncertainty.”

As a new board member Mark Walker will bring new perspective to an already rich and diverse body that now encompasses senior-level executives from ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, AttivaCorp, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Inc., GENBAND, Inc., Henkels & McCoy, ILS Technology, Intel Corporation, Intersect, Inc., LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, OneChip Photonics, Openwave, Inc., Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Powerwave Technologies, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., and Wirefree. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates and Telcordia Technologies.

Mark Walker assumed his role of president of Walker in 1998, following his leadership roles in other areas of the business, including the company’s former manufacturing facility, Evergood. Mark resides in Lexington, NC with his wife and daughter.

About Walker

Walker and Associates is the premier distributor of network products solutions, providing world class supply chain management, network deployment kits, quality installation, expert systems integration and unsurpassed service to U.S. telecommunications service provider markets. The company is celebrating 40 years of distribution success with a regular service base of over 1200 domestic service provider customers. Walker and Associates is headquartered in Welcome NC, near Winston-Salem, and is a certified women-owned corporation.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. Since 1924, TIA has been enhancing the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members’ products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.