BNET Industries
Market Cap:$114.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
'X' marks the spot for XO. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, XO Holdings, Inc., formerly XO Communications, Inc., (OTC: XOHO) is the holding company for XO Communications, which provides telecommunication services to businesses and other telecom carriers. Some of the many services offered include internet access, private data networking and hosting services, and local and long distance voice services. Its telecommunications network has over 6,700 metro route miles of fiber optic lines connecting almost 1,000 local exchange carriers in cities across the United States. The company has revenue of over $1.4 billion and employs about 5,000 people. In April 2006, the company launched Nextlink, which provides broadband wireless services for wireless and wireline communications service providers, businesses and government agencies in more than 70 major U.S. markets.
Chief Executive Officer
Carl J. GrivnerNumber of Employees 4,062
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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XO Communications Expands Presence in Southern California's
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XO Communications Names Chief Marketing Officer for Business Services Division
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StarView Solutions selects XO Communications to provide transport services
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XO Offers 'Ethernet Everywhere' Guarantee
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XO Communications Embarks On Third Major Nationwide Network Capacity Upgrade
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XO seeks to raise up to $900M
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XO Names Thomas New CFO
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XO Communications Introduces Carrier Wavelength FLEX Program
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 6, 2001 Among the wide range of North American stocks available to EquityAlert.com's news alert subscribers, a FREE service available at www.equityalert.com, was XO Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOXO), trading over 12,600,000 shares after the Company announced that it has ...
TheSUBWAY.com Announces Investment Opinion on Destiny Media Technologies, Inc., Vertical Computer Systems Inc., XO Communications, Inc., California Amplifier, Inc. and StemCells, Inc
Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued by TheSUBWAY.com. WESTON, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 8, 2001 TheSUBWAY.com is pleased to announce the following Investment Opinions on: Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:DSNY), Vertical Computer Systems Inc. (OTCBB:VCSY), XO Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:XOXO), California Amplifier,...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl J. Grivner | Chief Executive Officer |
| Craig Collins | President, XO Small Business Services & Hosting |
| Dan Wagner | President, XO Business Services |
| Ernie Ortega | President, XO Carrier Sales |
| Randy Nicklas | Chief Technology Officer |
| Robert Geller | Chief Information Officer |
| Wayne M. Rehberger | Chief Operating Officer |
| Terri Burke | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Heather B. Gold | Senior Vice President, External Affairs |
| Simone Wu | Senior Vice President & General Counsel |
| Steve Nocella | Senior Vice President, Network Services |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam R. Dell | Board of Directors |
| Carl C. Icahn | Board of Directors |
| Fredrik Gradin | Board of Directors |
| Keith A. Meister | Board of Directors |
| Peter K. Shea | Board of Directors |
| Robert L. Knauss | Board of Directors |
| Vincent J. Intrieri | Board of Directors |
Carl Grivner was appointed chief executive officer of XO Communications on May 15, 2003. Mr. Grivner's career in telecommunications and technology spans more than 25 years. Formerly, Mr. Grivner was chief operating officer at Global Crossing, a position he held from February 2002 until April 2003. Mr. Grivner joined Global Crossing in June 2000 as executive vice president of global operations. Prior to joining Global Crossing, Mr. Grivner was chief executive officer of Worldport Communications. He is also a former chief executive officer for the Western Hemisphere at Cable & Wireless. Additionally, Mr. Grivner has held various senior executive positions at Advanced Fiber Communications. Early in his career he held various positions with Ameritech and IBM. Mr. Grivner received a Bachelor of Arts from Lycoming College and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1975-1978. He is a board member and vice chairman of CompTel, the nation's largest association of facilities-based competitive telecommunications companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Telecomhub | Special Advisor | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Locus Telecommunications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Comptel Corporation | board member | Current |
| Worldport LLC | CEO | Former |
| Worldport Communications, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Cable Com Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | chief operating officer | Former |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | executive vice president of global operations | Former |
| Worldport LLC | Chairman | Former |
| Comptel Corporation | vice chairman | Former |
| Lycoming College | BA | Former |
Craig Collins is president of XO Small Business Services and Hosting (Concentric) for XO Communications. Mr. Collins is focused on building and delivering end-to-end communications solutions for small businesses. Prior to his current role, he served as vice president and general manager of sales and business development at Nextlink Wireless, a leading provider of broadband wireless solutions for the carrier, business and government markets. At Nextlink, Collins developed a sales organization which consisted of direct, indirect and government channels as well as sales operations. In this role he established the company’s first service agreements with some of the industry’s largest mobile telephone companies. Before joining Nextlink Wireless, Mr. Collins was vice president of product management at XO Communications, overseeing the company’s entire business services portfolio. During his tenure he rationalized the company’s product portfolio following the acquisition of Allegiance Telecom and oversaw the launch of the first bundled VoIP solution. Prior to that, Mr. Collins held roles overseeing XO Communications’ web hosting business and XO Interactive. Prior to joining XO Communications, Mr. Collins was vice president of Intermedia Business Internet, a fully owned subsidiary of Intermedia Communications Inc. Before Intermedia, he was director of enterprise marketing for Bell Atlantic Corporation. Prior to joining Bell Atlantic, Mr. Collins was at AT&T where he held multiple sales and product management positions. Mr. Collins played college basketball at Penn State University where he was the captain and most valuable player in his senior year. He also held the NCAA Basketball Division I free throw record for 20 years with a free throw percentage of 95.9. Mr. Collins holds a B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Pennsylvania State University, and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | President, XO Small Business Services & Hosting | Current |
As President of XO Business Services, Dan Wagner oversees the sales, marketing and delivery of voice, data and IP communications services to all XO business customers, from small and medium businesses to large enterprises. In this capacity, Mr. Wagner manages more than 1,000 finance, marketing, sales and service delivery employees nationwide who interact daily with XO business customers. A seasoned industry veteran, Mr. Wagner joined XO Communications from Global Crossing, where he spent eight years. Mr. Wagner was also with Frontier Communications for six years and part of their merger with Global Crossing. In his former role, Dan led the Regional Direct Sales Channels, Government Services, Collaboration Services, Indirect Channels, and Sales Engineering. Dan was able to increase sales productivity, improve sales representative tenure, grow revenue above industry standards, create a service model that was customer centric, streamline processes, and create a metrics driven culture. These accomplishments reflect Dan's reputation for building top performing customer focused sales and marketing organizations. Other roles at Global Crossing included Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, President, Europe, and Managing Director, U.K. Dan graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | President, XO Business Services | Current |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services | Former |
| Cornell University | B.S. In Electrical Engineering | Former |
Mr. Ortega is president of XO Carrier Services. In this role, he is responsible for marketing, operations, sales and service delivery of wholesale voice, data and Internet services to emerging and established telecommunications companies, cable companies, content providers, Internet service providers and wireless operators. Mr. Ortega has spent more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry. Prior to his current role, Mr. Ortega was president of carrier sales for XO Communications. Before that, he was vice president of national accounts, responsible for developing and overseeing sales and services to enterprise and wholesale accounts. Prior to joining XO, Mr. Ortega held several sales management positions at MCI in its southwestern U.S. division.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | President, XO Carrier Sales | Current |
As Chief Technology Officer for XO Communications, Randy Nicklas is responsible for the overall network technology vision for the company’s voice, data, and transport networks. He also advises on the overall design of XO’s commercial and wholesale voice, data and IP-based services. Previously, Randy was vice president of Engineering, responsible for the design, implementation, and sustaining engineering of XO’s transport, voice and data networks. Before joining XO, he held engineering and technical management positions at Intelsat, Cisco, and MCI. Randy has also worked in the areas of software development and systems engineering on a variety of aerospace programs for NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Computer Sciences Corporation. He obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics and an M.S. in Physics, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
Robert Geller is XO Communications' Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for overseeing all the company's IT operations. Since joining XO in 2001, Geller has significantly improved the quality, timeliness and cost management of IT operations. Additionally, he has overseen the development of several architecture plans, including those that directly impact the ability of XO to provide superior service and delivery to customers. Prior to joining XO, Geller served as the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at US West/Qwest where he played a pivotal role in raising delivery standards and producing key systems for long distance, DSL, wireless, and e-business for all of the company's business units. Prior to US West/Qwest, Geller was the Vice President of Software Development for MCI where he held a variety of senior executive positions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Global Secure Corp. | Director | Current |
| KPMG International | Former | |
| MCI Communications Corporation | Former | |
| University of South Carolina | M.B.A. | Former |
| Bucknell University | B.A. Degree In Business Administration | Former |
Terri Burke joined XO in April 2000 and was named Vice President, Human Resources in 2001. She is responsible for all of the XO Human Resources and Training Functions. Burke brings over 20 years of diversified telecommunications management experience to XO including having served in a number of executive Human Resources roles at MCI Communications Corporation/MCI WorldCom prior to joining XO. Prior to MCI, she was at Satellite Business Systems, a subsidiary of IBM. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Economics from Bridgewater College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Former | |
| Bridgewater College | Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration | Former |
Heather Burnett Gold is Senior Vice President of External Affairs at XO Communications. In this role she oversees all of XO's advocacy with the federal government, including Congress, the FCC, other federal agencies, and the White House, and with state legislative and regulatory entities. A telecommunications veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Gold joined XO from the KDW Group, where she was a co-founder & principal, providing strategic and financial planning to companies in the telecommunications industry with respect to opportunities created by regulatory change. Prior to The KDW Group, Gold was vice president of industry affairs at Intermedia Communications where she oversaw the company's regulatory, legislative and industry relations at both the state and federal levels. Before Intermedia, Gold served as president of the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS) from 1993 to 1998. During her tenure at ALTS, Gold was a leading proponent for opening local telecommunications markets to facilities-based competition and a driving force behind the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Before joining ALTS, she served as vice president of member services for the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel). Gold holds an MBA in marketing and finance from Washington University in St. Louis and Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from Tufts University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, External Affairs | Current |
| Intermedia Communications | vice president of industry affairs | Former |
| Washington University | MBA in marketing and finance | Former |
| Tufts University | Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics | Former |
Simone Wu is senior vice president and general counsel of XO Holdings. In this role, she oversees the company's legal affairs, which include commercial, corporate, employment, and intellectual property matters, as well as all litigation in which the company is involved. Wu has almost 20 years of wide-ranging experience in the telecommunications industry, including domestic and international business and corporate development, intellectual property and commercial matters, and legal and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining XO in 2001, Wu held business and legal positions at MCI and AOL among other places, and practiced domestic and international transactional and communications law at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. She is a member of the board of directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. She graduated with high honors from the University of Michigan with a degree in Political Science and as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from the Columbia University School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Former | |
| University of Michigan | degree in Political Science | Former |
| Columbia University Law School | degree in Political Science | Former |
As senior vice president of network services, Steve Nocella leads XO Communications’ 900-person strong network services organization. In this role, he oversees all aspects of network operations, network planning, network engineering, process development and service assurance. Prior to assuming this role, Nocella had been vice president of network operations, and before that had been vice president of network engineering. In those positions he was responsible for network operations, service delivery, and planning as well as the deployment of network technology. Prior to these roles, he was director of network engineering, managing the company’s switching, transport and access networks in the northeast region. Nocella began his career with AT&T Local Services where he held a number of positions in planning, operations, and engineering. Nocella holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Network Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steelpoint Capital Partners | Jim Sullivan, Managing Director | Current |
| Impact Venture Partners | Founder | Current |
| Impact, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Messageone, Inc. | Founder and Chairman | Current |
| Impact Venture Partners | Managing General Partner | Current |
| Columbia Business School | lecturer | Current |
| Rio 22 | Board of Directors | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Santa Fe Institute | Board Member | Current |
| OpenTable, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Steelpoint Capital Partners | Jim Sullivan, Operating Partner | Former |
| Crosspoint Venture Partners | Partner | Former |
| Messageone, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| The University of Texas | law degree | Former |
| Tulane University | B.A. In Political Economy | Former |
| University of Texas School of Law | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Starfire | Director of Various Subsidiaries | Current |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Principal | Current |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Starfire | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| American Property Investors, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Chairman | Current |
| ImClone Systems Incorporated | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blockbuster, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stratosphere Corporation | Chairman & President | Former |
| American Real Estate Partners, L.P. | Chairman | Former |
| ACF Industries, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Atlantic Coast Entertainment Holdings, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Maupintour Holdings, LLC | Chairman | Former |
| Stratosphere Corporation | Director | Former |
| Cadus Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| American Real Estate Partners, L.P. | Board of Directors | Former |
| WCI Communities Inc. | Director | Former |
| Princeton University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rice University | Bachelor of Arts degree | Former |
Mr. Meister, since August 2003, has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real estate and home fashion. From August 2003 through March 2006, Mr. Meister also served as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., and since March 2006, Mr. Meister has served as Principal Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. Since November 2004, Mr. Meister has been a Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages third-party private investment funds. Since June 2002, Mr. Meister has served as senior investment analyst of High River Limited Partnership, an entity primarily engaged in the business of holding and investing in securities. Mr. Meister also serves on the boards of directors of XO Holdings, Inc., WCI Communities, Inc., and Federal-Mogul Corporation. With respect to each company mentioned above, Mr. Icahn, directly or indirectly, either (i) controls such company or (ii) has an interest in such company through the ownership of securities. Mr. Meister received an A.B. in government, cum laude, from Harvard College in 1995.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Motorola, Inc. | Principal | Current |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Principal Executive Officer and Vice Chairman | Current |
| Motorola, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BKF Capital Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Energy Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Northstar Capital Partners | Investment Professional | Former |
| American Real Estate Partners, L.P. | Executive Officer and Vice Chairman | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B. in Government cum laude | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pks Associates, Inc | Managing Partner | Current |
| Arep | General Partner | Current |
| Arep | Head of Portfolio Company Operations | Current |
| Agincourt Capital Partners LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| United States Military Academy | Director | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| John Morrell & Co. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Indiana, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| John Morrell & Co. | President | Former |
| Indiana, Inc. | President | Former |
| H.J. Heinz Company | Managing Director | Former |
| Indiana, Inc. | Executive Chairman | Former |
| Viskase Companies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Sabert Corporation | Board Director | Former |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| John Morrell & Co. | Director | Former |
| Indiana, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Iona College | Bba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equus Total Return, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Michigan | J.D. degree | Former |
| Harvard College | Bachelor of Arts degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | Current |
| Viskase Companies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Viskase Companies, Inc. | Chairman of the Board, Director | Current |
| XO Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Elliott Associates L.P. | Portfolio Manager | Former |
| Lear Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University | B.S. in Accounting | Former |
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