Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. board appointed William Bishop the company's permanent CEO and president.

Bishop, who was named the company's interim CEO after the departure of Anand Vadapalli in June, will also serve on the company's board of directors. He joined Alaska Communications in 2004 and has served in several leadership roles, including senior vice president of customer and revenue management and COO.

Alaska Communications provides broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska.