Alan Morse Named President Of Ritter Communications

E. Ritter & Company CEO Chip Dickinson announced today that Alan G. Morse has been chosen as President of Ritter Communications.

“Alan has distinguished himself through his work and leadership in the communications field,” said Dickinson. “He shares our values and our focus on the customer and is committed to continuing our growth and innovation.

Morse background in the telecommunications field includes strategic planning, sales, marketing and operations.

Prior to joining Ritter he was the principal of the Morse Consulting Group, a boutique management consulting firm offering strategic business planning and operations consulting services to a number of companies in the communications industry.

From 2002 to 2007 Morse was CEO for iPCS, Inc., a $500 million and 500-employee wireless communications provider affiliated with Sprint. Prior to that, he was COO for Telepacific Communications, Inc., a private equity-backed CLEC providing business Internet, phone and data services in the Los Angeles area.

“Alan’s expertise is exactly what we were looking for in our new president,” said Dickinson. “He is an excellent business strategist, communicator and motivator with a strong commitment to leadership and employee development.”

Morse is a graduate of Ohio State University and received a B.A. degree in Communications. He and his wife Nancy will relocate from the Columbus, OH area.

Ritter Communications, founded in Marked Tree, Arkansas and headquartered in Jonesboro, began providing local phone service in 1906. Today, Ritter serves 57 communities and more than 45,000 customers in northeast and north central Arkansas and west Tennessee.