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TecEx Appoints Globally Recognised Revenue Leader as CPO

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Technology, Consulting, Transport, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Data Management, Channel, Culture, Level 3 Communications, Growth, Digital, Partnership, Digital Realty, SVP, Running, Acquisition, Communication, Multimedia

Global technology supply chain market leader TecEx announces the appointment of Jeremy Dodds as Chief Partner Office & Head of Strategic Partnerships.

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  • Global technology supply chain market leader TecEx announces the appointment of Jeremy Dodds as Chief Partner Office & Head of Strategic Partnerships.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240313639939/en/
    Jeremy Dodds joins TecEx as Chief Partner Officer & Head of Strategic Partnerships.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Dodds has a background in driving profitable growth and revenue while coupling this with extraordinary customer service and operational excellence across strategic partners, alliances, and channels globally.
  • In this newly created role at TecEx, Dodds will look to continue the drive towards growth and market-leading service.

SEGRA® Appoints Scott Roberts as Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Business administration, TruVista Communications, Marketing, Acquisition, Level 3 Communications, Comcast Business, Colorado State University, Integrity, University, Management

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Segra, one of the nation's largest independent fiber network companies, announces today the appointment of Scott Roberts as Chief Revenue Officer.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Segra, one of the nation's largest independent fiber network companies, announces today the appointment of Scott Roberts as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Roberts brings more than thirty years of sales and marketing leadership experience at high-growth companies in the broadband and telecom sectors.
  • In this role, Roberts will be responsible for leading the company's revenue growth and market expansion, reporting directly to Kevin T. Hart, CEO of Segra.
  • Prior to joining Segra, Roberts most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at TruVista Communications, where he played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and new customer acquisition.

Bluebird Network Welcomes Jason W. Adkins as Chief Executive Officer

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Technology, Networks, Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Telcove, Multimedia, Level 3 Communications, Growth, Radford University, Sale, Cox Communications, MBA, Windstream Holdings, KDL, Network, Economics, Mobile phone

Bluebird Network , a communications infrastructure provider and operator of more than 11,000 miles of fiber and two data centers, is excited to announce the hiring of Jason W. Adkins as new Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Bluebird Network , a communications infrastructure provider and operator of more than 11,000 miles of fiber and two data centers, is excited to announce the hiring of Jason W. Adkins as new Chief Executive Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306795597/en/
    Jason W. Adkins joins Bluebird Network as new Chief Executive Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
    Adkins, a twenty nine-year fiber industry veteran, previously served as CEO of Unite Private Networks until their recent sale to Cox Communications.
  • “I am incredibly excited to be given the opportunity to lead the talented and dedicated employees of Bluebird Network,” says Adkins.
  • “Jason is just the right person to continue the growth at Bluebird Network.”
    To learn more about Bluebird Network and its plans for the future, visit their website at https://bluebirdnetwork.com/

Industry Veteran Jeff Vogt joins Alaska Communications as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Data Management, Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Alaska Communications, Multimedia, Intelligence, AOL, Level 3 Communications, Culture, Acceleration, Cantaloupe, Comcast, Communication, Management

Alaska Communications , a leading connectivity solutions provider to the Alaska consumer and business markets, is pleased to welcome industry leader Jeff Vogt as chief operating officer.

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  • Alaska Communications , a leading connectivity solutions provider to the Alaska consumer and business markets, is pleased to welcome industry leader Jeff Vogt as chief operating officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240304106777/en/
    Pictured: Jeff Vogt.
  • I’m excited to welcome Jeff to the Alaska Communications team.”
    “I’m thrilled to join Matt and the team at Alaska Communications,” said Vogt.
  • I’m looking forward to delivering acceleration of the company’s growth plans to bring fiber connectivity and services to Alaska.”

Vantage Data Centers Names Two New Regional Presidents to Support Market Growth Amidst Booming Cloud and AI Demand

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Hardware, Other Professional Services, Security, Data Management, Other Communications, Technology, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Communications, Professional Services, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Data Analytics, Internet, Mobile, Wireless, Engineering, Multimedia, AI, Level 3 Communications, Growth, Howson, Digital Realty, Data, Vantage, Zayo Group, Management

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointments of Dana Adams and David Howson who will serve as regional presidents of North America and EMEA, respectively.

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  • Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointments of Dana Adams and David Howson who will serve as regional presidents of North America and EMEA, respectively.
  • These appointments come as the company enters 2024 positioned for another year of significant growth and expansion across the globe.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240226667521/en/
    Dana Adams has joined Vantage Data Centers as President, North America.
  • Howson joins Vantage as president of EMEA to spearhead the company’s growth, overseeing market development, sales, construction and operations across the region.

Tract Welcomes Two Industry Veterans Dedicated to Accelerating Responsible Digital Infrastructure

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Cloud, Policy, Intelligence, Growth, JPMorgan Chase, Renewable energy, AI, Partner (business rank), Amazon, Internet, Level 3 Communications, Microsoft, Tract, Infrastructure, Translation, Engineering, Management

Nat Sahlstrom has joined as Chief Energy Officer, complementing the recent addition of Jeff Cox as Chief Innovation Officer.

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  • Nat Sahlstrom has joined as Chief Energy Officer, complementing the recent addition of Jeff Cox as Chief Innovation Officer.
  • Tract is dedicated to innovating new development models to meet the needs of hyperscale data centers by providing speed and certainty for campuses at tomorrow’s scale.
  • Nat has been a leader and innovator in the data center energy infrastructure space since joining Amazon in 2011 as the company's first energy hire.
  • At Tract, Jeff will be responsible for translating the evolution of data center designs and requirements to infrastructure and site selection decisions.

PacketFabric Names Digital Infrastructure Industry Veteran Wes Jensen Chief Technology Officer

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Monday, January 22, 2024
Cloud, Xchange, Level, XO Communications, Artificial intelligence, Social media, Level 3 Communications, Verizon Communications, EarthLink, Technology company, Executive, Network, Special operations, Lumen Technologies, Blockchain, Network as a service, Digital Realty, Telecommunications, Machine learning, Global Cloud Xchange, Internet of things, Information technology

CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PacketFabric, a leading Network as a Service (NaaS) innovator and a Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC portfolio company, today announced Wes Jensen has been appointed the company's Chief Technology Officer. Most recently, Jensen drove technology innovation and strategy at Digital Realty, one of the largest cloud and carrier-neutral data center providers in the world. He has also co-founded and sits on the board of numerous Technology Company startups in the digital infrastructure, blockchain, and cryptocurrency space.

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  • Jensen has 25 years of technology leadership experience at major telecommunications and digital infrastructure companies, including Digital Realty, Lumen Technologies, EarthLink, and Verizon
    CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PacketFabric , a leading Network as a Service (NaaS) innovator and a Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC portfolio company, today announced Wes Jensen has been appointed the company's Chief Technology Officer.
  • Most recently, Jensen drove technology innovation and strategy at Digital Realty, one of the largest cloud and carrier-neutral data center providers in the world.
  • He has also co-founded and sits on the board of numerous Technology Company startups in the digital infrastructure, blockchain, and cryptocurrency space.
  • "Wes is a vital addition to the Executive team," said Vincent English, Chief Executive Officer at PacketFabric.

vFunction to Demo Architectural Observability and Continuous App Modernization at AWS re:Invent 2023

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Level 3 Communications, PALO, Wipro, Learning, Automation, PDT, MAP, Amazon Web Services, Architect, Cloud computing, AWS, Video game, Java

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- vFunction , the continuous modernization platform, will be showcasing its recently launched Architectural Observability Manager, and demonstrate its Continuous Modernization Platform at their booth at AWS re:Invent 2023, a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the global cloud computing community.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- vFunction , the continuous modernization platform, will be showcasing its recently launched Architectural Observability Manager, and demonstrate its Continuous Modernization Platform at their booth at AWS re:Invent 2023, a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the global cloud computing community.
  • The presenters include Giovanni Gravesande, Partner Solutions Architect, AWS MAP Migration & Modernization, AWS, and Pragnesh Shah, Partner Solutions Architect, EMEA Migrations PSA Team, AWS.
  • vFunction’s Architectural Observability capabilities are foundational to any modernization effort as they enable automation of the transformation of Java and .Net applications into microservices , accelerate their cloud migration to AWS, and monitor architectural drift post-initial modernization.
  • “The idea for vFunction was inspired by a presentation at AWS re:Invent six years ago,” said Moti Rafalin, CEO of vFunction.

McConnell Named President and CEO of Alaska Communications

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Data Management, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Telecommunications, Networks, Internet, NBCUniversal, Alaska Communications, Fortune 500, Ethics, Multimedia, Cantaloupe, Level 3 Communications, Digital divide, Comcast, Level, University, Arctic, Software as a service, Growth, Management

The Alaska Communications board of directors has named Matthew (Matt) McConnell president and chief executive officer.

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  • The Alaska Communications board of directors has named Matthew (Matt) McConnell president and chief executive officer.
  • He brings a unique combination of entrepreneurial and corporate experience to Alaska Communications.
  • “This is an exciting time for Alaska Communications,” McConnell said.
  • McConnell and his wife look forward to moving from Boulder, Colorado to Anchorage, Alaska.

Accelecom Appoints Telecom Veteran Van Macatee as Chief Operations Officer

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Investment, Growth, ITIL, TCI, Service assurance, Level 3 Communications, Comcast, Internet, Sprint, Engineering

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelecom , a leading provider of next-generation fiber solutions announced today that Van Macatee has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO).

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelecom , a leading provider of next-generation fiber solutions announced today that Van Macatee has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO).
  • Macatee will lead all aspects of Service Delivery, Network Planning, Engineering, Construction, Field Services, Service Assurance, and IT.
  • A 40+ year veteran of the telecom industry, Macatee has held Executive-level Operational roles at companies such as Sprint, TCI (now Comcast), Level 3 Communications, and Highwinds.
  • In welcoming Van Macatee as Chief Operations Officer, Accelecom reinforces its commitment to delivering cutting-edge fiber solutions and enhancing customer experiences.