Nov. 5, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) today announced the appointment of two new senior executives to support the company’s market expansion plans.

David D. Maquera will serve as Clearwire’s senior vice president and chief strategy officer, where he will be responsible for technology development, strategic planning and implementation. Clearwire also named Thomas Enraght-Moony as senior vice president and general manager of CLEAR Online, where he will serve as head of marketing for the company overseeing all advertising and marketing activities as well as the company’s online sales and customer management.

“David and Thomas bring a record of leadership and depth of experience that further enhance one of the most experienced leadership teams in the mobile industry,” said Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire. “They bring fresh perspectives and insights that will be beneficial to our customers, partners and shareholders. I’m confident that their business acumen and vision will help Clearwire capitalize on the incredible opportunities ahead of us.”

New Chief Strategy Officer

David D. Maquera most recently served as vice president of strategic development for Cricket Communications/Leap Wireless, Inc., where he was responsible for delivering strategic initiatives to successfully drive the company’s growth, including development of the wireless broadband product, strategic partnerships, and spectrum acquisitions. In eight years at Cricket/Leap, he also served as the company’s chief information officer (CIO) and as vice president of product engineering, where he developed and launched Cricket’s first mobile data products.

Prior to Cricket/Leap, he was a co-founder and executive vice president of product and technology for Backwire, Inc., a media and technology start-up company, which was acquired by Leap in 2001. Before Backwire, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Maquera also served ten years in the United States Navy, where he was an aviator and Desert Storm combat veteran. Prior to leaving the Navy, he served as a chief operations officer (COO) for Joint Warfare and Combat Flight Operations. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University where he graduated with honors. He will report to CEO Bill Morrow.

New Senior Vice President of Marketing and General Manager of CLEAR Online

Thomas Enraght-Moony joins Clearwire from Match.com where he last served as CEO; previously served as COO, and earlier as senior vice president and general manager for North America.

Prior to joining Match.com, Enraght-Moony was director and then vice president of eCommerce at AT&T Wireless.