Airgain Appoints former COO of Time Warner Cable Media Joan

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - November 08, 2016) - Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRG), a leading provider of embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking, today announced the appointment of Joan Gillman to its board of directors. Gillman will serve as a member of each of the company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.

Gillman brings to the board more than 20 years of executive experience in the media and communications industries, having served in multiple leadership roles at Time Warner Cable and its media and advertising sales division, Time Warner Cable Media. Prior to its acquisition by Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable was the second largest U.S. cable company, with operations in over 25 states and generating more than $20 billion in annual revenue. In her most recent role, Gillman served as the chief operating officer of Time Warner Cable Media, where she led a multi-year strategic plan that enabled the billion-dollar operating division to scale its revenues, reduce costs, and deliver growth in profitability. Gillman also served as the former executive vice president of Time Warner Cable and president of Time Warner Cable Media, LLC.

Gillman received a bachelors in English and Pre-Med from the College of the Holy Cross and a masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.

"On behalf of everyone at Airgain, I am excited to welcome Joan to the board of directors, especially during a time of such rapid growth for our company," said Airgain President and CEO Charles Myers. "Joan not only has a wealth of experience in the connected home market, but also brings to our organization a deep insight into the cable industry, one of our core markets, making her the ideal candidate to help shape the company's strategic roadmap. We look forward to her guidance and contributions as we continue to expand our market share and global footprint."

Jim Sims, Airgain's chairman, added: "After serving more than a decade at Time Warner Cable, Joan has proven that she is a visionary leader capable of inspiring others and drawing from her talent and expertise to transform a company. We are fortunate to have her on our board and look to leverage her leadership experience to help strengthen and solidify the company's corporate governance."

Gillman has received numerous honors for her leadership and has been recognized by Cablefax as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Cable, while being named into the magazine's Sales Hall of Fame. She currently serves as a board member for Centrica PLC, and has served as a board member for several industry and educational organizations.

About Airgain, Inc.

Airgain is a leading provider of embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking across a broad range of home, enterprise, and industrial devices. Our innovative antenna systems open up exciting new possibilities in wireless services requiring high speed throughput, broad coverage footprint, and carrier grade quality. Our antennas are found in devices deployed in carrier, enterprise, and residential wireless networks and systems, including set-top boxes, access points, routers, gateways, media adapters, digital televisions, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Airgain partners with and supplies the largest blue chip brands in the world, including original equipment and design manufacturers, chipset makers, and global operators. Airgain is headquartered in San Diego, California, and maintains design and test centers in San Diego, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Taipei, Taiwan, and Suzhou, China. For more information, visit airgain.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Airgain cautions you that statements in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the company's current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our ability to expand our market share and global footprint. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Airgain that any of our plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risk and uncertainties inherent in our business, including, without limitation: the market for our antenna products is developing and may not develop as we expect; our operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes future operating results difficult to predict and could cause our operating results to fall below expectations or guidance; our products are subject to intense competition, including competition from the customers to whom we sell, and competitive pressures from existing and new companies may harm our business, sales, growth rates, and market share; our future success depends on our ability to develop and successfully introduce new and enhanced products for the wireless market that meet the needs of our customers; we rely on a few contract manufacturers to produce and ship all of our products, a single or limited number of suppliers for some components of our products and channel partners to sell and support our products, and the failure to manage our relationships with these parties successfully could adversely affect our ability to market and sell our products; if we cannot protect our intellectual property rights, our competitive position could be harmed or we could incur significant expenses to enforce our rights; and other risks described in our prior press releases and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in our final prospectus. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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