Fortress Solutions, a Global Provider of Critical Infrastructure Management for Telecoms and Other Industries, Names John Shelnutt CEO

Fortress Solutions, a global provider of critical infrastructure management and support services for telecommunications carriers, wireless networks, electronic vehicle charging stations and IoT devices, has appointed John Shelnutt as its Chief Executive Officer, replacing Brendon Mills, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Mr. Shelnutt is an accomplished industry executive that has served as an independent director of Fortress since 2021.  Previously, Mr. Shelnutt served in various senior executive positions at Cisco and Alcatel and, most recently, he was a senior executive of Blue Danube Systems, a startup company acquired recently by NEC, after having been backed by Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake and Stanford University.

Mr. Shelnutt also serves on the Board of directors of ADDvantage Technologies (NASDAQ:AEY) and the Board of Trustees of Oglethorpe University and has been actively engaged with top global ICT organizations such as the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), TIA QuEST Forum, GSMA, IOT World Forum, and the Broadband Forum in helping advance innovation and business priorities across networks, applications, devices, and systems.