Covad Communications

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Covad Communications

COMPANY

Broadband provider, founded in 1996.

Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001, emerging at the end of the year.

Acquired by Platinum Equity in 2008 for $304M.

Merged into MegaPath in 2010, along with another ISP, Speakeasy.

Official Website:
http://www.covad.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
San Jose, CA

Employees:
1000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert E. Knowling, Jr. Business c. 1954 CEO of Covad, 1998-2000

Frank J. Marshall Business c. 1947 Former Cisco VP

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

L. Dale Crandall Business c. 1941 President and COO of Kaiser Health, 2000-02

Hellene S. Runtagh Business c. 1948 Former EVP at Universal Studios

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