CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced that it has appointed C. Robert Campbell as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Campbell has over 25 years of senior financial management experience. Immediately prior to joining MasTec, he was Executive Vice President and CFO for TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.

At TIMCO, he headed all financial and legal functions and was instrumental in its restructuring and turnaround. Prior to TIMCO, Mr. Campbell was the President and CEO of BAX Global, Inc. and Executive Vice President-Finance and CFO for Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. From 1974 until 1995, Mr. Campbell held various senior management positions with Ryder System, Inc., including 10 years as Executive Vice President and CFO of its Vehicle Leasing and Services Division.

Mr. Campbell, who is a Certified Public Accountant, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina, an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of Science in Accounting from Florida International University.

Austin J. Shanfelter, MasTec's President and CEO stated, "Bob Campbell's appointment as our new CFO is another big step in rebuilding our corporate team. In looking at candidates for the CFO position, we wanted an individual with not only strong financial and accounting skills, but one who also had a successful track record in strategic planning and a keen sense of customer service. We found all of those skills in Bob. He brings with him a wealth of experience and is committed to enhancing our financial reporting and long- range planning and providing better service to our expanding customer base."

MasTec (http://www.mastec.com) is a leading communications, broadband, intelligent traffic and energy infrastructure service provider. The Company designs, builds, installs, maintains, upgrades and monitors internal and external networks for leading companies and government entities.

This press release and any accompanying documents contain forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding MasTec's future growth and profitability, growth strategy, and anticipated trends in the industries and economies in which MasTec operates. The words "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend," "target," "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on MasTec's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including that our revenue and profits may differ from that projected, that we may be further impacted by slowdowns in our clients' businesses or in the economy in general, that our reserves for receivables may be inadequate and that we may experience increased costs associated with realigning our business or may be unsuccessful in those efforts. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by MasTec in this press release. These and other risks are detailed in this press release and/or documents filed by MasTec with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MasTec does not undertake any obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

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