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PacketFabric Names Digital Infrastructure Industry Veteran Wes Jensen Chief Technology Officer

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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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.

Gordon Kroft Joins Centerview Partners

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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Centerview Partners, a leading independent investment banking advisory firm, announced today that Gordon Kroft has joined the firm as a Partner in its New York office.

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  • Centerview Partners, a leading independent investment banking advisory firm, announced today that Gordon Kroft has joined the firm as a Partner in its New York office.
  • Mr. Kroft joins Centerview from Citigroup, where he most recently served as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Citi’s Global Communications and Media Group.
  • “Gordie joins Centerview at a time when communications companies are evolving rapidly with technological and business model disruption,” said Robert Pruzan, co-founder of Centerview.
  • Prior to joining Citi in 2013, Mr. Kroft served as Head of Americas Telecom at Barclays Capital, and he began his career in Lehman Brothers’ Communications and Media practice.

ScanSource Announces New Sales Leader for Intelisys

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud, today announced the promotion of Robert (Bob) Farbak to Senior Vice President of Sales for Intelisys.

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  • ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud, today announced the promotion of Robert (Bob) Farbak to Senior Vice President of Sales for Intelisys.
  • In this role, Farbak will lead the Intelisys regional sales and business development teams, while also architecting the strategy to drive revenue growth and develop exceptional relationships with partners across the United States.
  • Farbak brings more than 14 years of leadership experience to this position, nearly ten with Intelisys.
  • Prior to joining Intelisys, he held sales and channel manager roles for XO Communications.

EPIC iO Adds CMO to Accelerate Growth in Expanding Markets

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Kristi joins EPIC iO with 20 years of leadership experience in marketing roles across multiple industries including technology, financial services, and telecommunication services.

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  • Kristi joins EPIC iO with 20 years of leadership experience in marketing roles across multiple industries including technology, financial services, and telecommunication services.
  • "We stand at the forefront of an unprecedented era of explosive growth in the AIoT solutions market,” said Brown.
  • “I am thrilled to embrace this new role with Epic iO, the market leader in this category.
  • "We strongly believe that her addition to our team will propel us towards accelerated global market growth."

Leading IT services and cybersecurity firm, Sourcepass, continues to invest in their client's experience through strategic hire of Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sourcepass, a leading IT services and cybersecurity firm, has named Daman Wood as its new Chief Operating Officer.

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  • As Sourcepass' Chief Operating Officer, Daman Wood will oversee daily business operations, providing strategic direction to deliver an outstanding client experience.
  • NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sourcepass , a leading IT services and cybersecurity firm, has named Daman Wood as its new Chief Operating Officer.
  • Daman brings 25 years of leadership experience building disruptive and world class brands in software and technology-based solutions.
  • In his new role, he will oversee daily business operations and lead the service, project, and technical teams, providing strategic direction to deliver an outstanding client experience.

Senzing Expands Executive Team to Fuel Growth

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Senzing , Inc., the Smarter Entity Resolution® company, today announced the addition of two technology veterans to its senior executive team.

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  • Senzing , Inc., the Smarter Entity Resolution® company, today announced the addition of two technology veterans to its senior executive team.
  • The addition of Anthony to the Senzing team will accelerate our momentum with ISVs and other partners.”
    Layton is a 25-year plus technology veteran.
  • “It’s a privilege to work with the Senzing founding team members who collectively are the industry’s experts in entity resolution,” said Farinha.
  • SENZING® and SMARTER ENTITY RESOLUTION® are registered trademarks of Senzing, Inc. and may not be used without prior written permission.

Xchange/Skywire Appoints Laura W. Thomas Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Xchange Telecom ("Xchange") and Skywire Networks ("Skywire") today announced that the Company has appointed Laura W. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Xchange and Skywire delivers high-speed internet, ethernet, voice, and unified communication services to residential and commercial customers across the New York City area.

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  • Xchange Telecom ("Xchange") and Skywire Networks ("Skywire") today announced that the Company has appointed Laura W. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Xchange Telecom ("Xchange") and Skywire Networks ("Skywire") today announced that the Company has appointed Laura W. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Laura to Xchange/Skywire as we continue to strengthen our management team," said Doug Turtz, CEO.
  • This announcement comes on the heels of the appointment of Doug Turtz as Chief Executive Officer in January 2023 following the company's acquisition by NOVA Infrastructure in November of 2022.

Bigleaf Networks Names David Idle as Chief Product Officer

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigleaf Networks announced today that David Idle has joined Bigleaf as the company's Chief Product Officer. Bigleaf is a network optimization provider whose cloud-first SD-WAN solution enables reliable connectivity for thousands of internet-dependent businesses. 

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  • BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigleaf Networks announced today that David Idle has joined Bigleaf as the company's Chief Product Officer.
  • Bigleaf is a network optimization provider whose cloud-first SD-WAN solution enables reliable connectivity for thousands of internet-dependent businesses.
  • Idle joins Bigleaf from Verizon, where he was the Executive Director for SMB Products, including the commercialization of 4G and 5G technologies in the SMB and mid-markets space.
  • "We couldn't be happier to welcome Dave Idle to Bigleaf," said Greg Davis, CEO of Bigleaf.

EdgeConneX Deepens Executive Bench as it Continues Global Expansion

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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HERNDON, Va., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeConneX®, the pioneer in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, announces it has hired two new executives to help accelerate the company's global expansion and development of customer-centric and sustainable data center solutions. The new hires include:

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  • His responsibilities include the alignment and execution of the EdgeConneX global sales, customer delivery, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Don brings a successful track record of delivering organizational change and operational improvement for telecom and digital infrastructure providers.
  • Backed by EQT Infrastructure, part of the global investment organization EQT , EdgeConneX provides a full range of sustainable data center solutions worldwide.
  • With a mission predicated on taking care of our customers, our people, and our planet, EdgeConneX strives to Empower Your Edge.

Spire Global Appoints Frank Frulio as General Manager of Space Services

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (Spire or the Company), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has appointed Frank Frulio as General Manager of Space Services.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (Spire or the Company), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has appointed Frank Frulio as General Manager of Space Services.
  • The Space as a Service model has unlocked a massive opportunity for companies to develop new applications in space to solve problems and gain a competitive edge.
  • Previously, Mr. Frulio was the Managing Director and Region Head for the Americas and Europe at Singtel, a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate.
  • Having grown up a stones throw away from the Kennedy Space Center, where my father worked on the NASA Space Shuttle program, I feel right at home joining Spire.