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Airtower Networks appoints Karvonen as vice president of strategic accounts

Chris Karvonen

Boston, MA Airtower Networks, one of the nation’s premier providers of wireless connectivity solutions for real estate owners and operators, has hired Chris Karvonen as vice president of strategic accounts.

Karvonen has more than 25 years of experience in real estate technology and advisory services. Before joining Airtower, he oversaw North American Sales at JLL Technologies. Previously, he worked for more than 15 years at Manhattan Software, a global leader in integrated workplace management systems. 

“I’ve worked with Chris before, so I know how skilled he is,” said Craig Gillespie, chief executive officer of Airtower. “He is an enormous asset to the Airtower team.”

Karvonen earned a bachelor of science degree in business from Northeastern University, a postgraduate certificate in engineering technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, and a master’s in corporate real estate (MCR) designation from CoreNet Global. 

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Airtower Networks designs, installs, and operates custom 5G Cellular, Wi-Fi, Private LTE, and Emergency Responder Radio Networks covering more than 170 million s/f of commercial office, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, multi-family, and public venues nationwide.

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