Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Jerry James |
CEO |
| Youssef Kermoury |
Senior Vicea President, Middle East and Africa |
| Markku Pirskanen |
CFO |
| Simo Saeaeskilahti |
CFO, Finance Management |
| Veli Matti Salmenkyla |
CFO |
| Arnhild Schia |
Senior Vice President, Market Dev |
| Kari Pasonen |
Senior Vice President, Provisioning Business |
| Leena Suviranta |
Senior Vice President, HR & Admin |
| Markku Jaervenpaeae |
Senior Vice President, Common Operations Support |
| Markku Penttinen |
Senior Vice President, Event Mediation Business |
| Mika Korpinen |
Senior Vice President, Asia, Pacific |
| Minesh Patel |
Senior Vice President, Global Alliances &A Sales Development |
| Niina Pesonen |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Pekka Maekipaeae |
Senior Vice President |
| Pellervo Haemaelaeinen |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Ricardo Carreon |
Senior Vice President, Americas |
| Jukka Nyman |
Director, Business Intelligence |
| Olivier Suard |
Marketing Director |
| Ali Hosseini |
Prod Manager |
| Janne Timonen |
Manager, Sales |
| Ray Behbehani |
|
| David J Malfara |
Director |
| Peter Aquino |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
CEO |
Current |
| I3 Networks, Inc. |
Board Chairman |
Current |
| Majestic Mountain Ministries |
Founder |
Former |
| Comptel Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Comptel Corporation |
Vice-Chairman |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bba In Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vicea President, Middle East and Africa |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
CFO, Finance Management |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Products & Solutions |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Incatel |
Cfo, Administration |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Comptel Incatel |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Market Dev |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Provisioning Business |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, HR & Admin |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Common Operations Support |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Event Mediation Business |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Asia, Pacific |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Global Alliances &A Sales Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Director, HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Americas |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Director, Business Intelligence |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Marketing Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Prod Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Compassrose International, Inc. |
Senior Advisor |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
|
Current |
| Compassrose International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sprint Corporation |
Regional Manager, Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa |
Former |
| Research, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
Mba In Marketing and Finance |
Former |
| The School Company |
BS In International Economics |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
Bs In International Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
William (Bill) Capraro founded CIMCO Communications in 1986. Under his vision and leadership, CIMCO has grown to become the largest privately held communications company in the midwest, complete with its own data centers and voice facilities. Formerly, Mr. Capraro had built a successful real estate company. Throughout his career, Mr. Capraro has served on numerous industry and charitable boards. From an industry perspective, he has been an ardent proponent of fair competition and industry advancement. He was a founding member of the Association of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT), now known as CompTel.
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 |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| GENBAND |
President and CEO |
Current |
| Chief Executive Network |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| GENBAND |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Taqua, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Taqua, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
|
Former |
| Occam Networks Inc. |
|
Former |
| ADTRAN, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Saint Louis University |
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| I3 Networks, Inc. |
Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, & Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Von Coalition, Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
|
Former |
| Texas Tech University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FPL Fibernet, LLC |
Director of Business Development |
Current |
| Comptel/Ascent |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Association for Local Telecom Services |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Itflorida.Com, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Current |
| FPL Fibernet, LLC |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| FPL, LLC |
Director of Business Development |
Former |
| FPL Group, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Mba With A Finance Concentration |
Former |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York |
MS In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Duke University |
BS In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Malfara serves as President/CEO and Director of Remi Communications Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries. He also serves as Chief Technology Officer, directing Remia s strategic efforts to offer broad-ranging, basic and advanced communication and IMS-based application services, over its metropolitan Ethernet and VPLS-based network infrastructure, to enterprise customers in the Northeast US. Mr. Malfara is a founding Director of Boathouse Communications Partners, LLC, a Philadelphia-based investment and management firm, and leads the firma s telecommunications interests. He also serves as a member of the Management Committee of The Pew Consulting Group, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm and as a co-founder and partner of Pew Broadband Advisors. Over the past 30 years Mr. Malfara has founded or co-founded several successful companies, both public and private, including two nationwide telecommunications carriers: Z-Tel Network Services and Pace Communications. Early in his career he held technical and managerial positions with Vector Group, Inc., National Computer Corporation, Honeywell Information Systems, and GTE Telenet. Mr. Malfara has addressed telecommunications issues before members of the U.S. Congress and Administration as well as state and federal regulatory agencies and legislative bodies. He serves as a Director of COMPTEL (The Competitive Telecommunications Association www.comptel.org ) and chairs the associationa s Technology Task Force. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Remi Communications |
CEO |
Current |
| Remi Communications |
President |
Current |
| Pew Broadband Advisors |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Pew Broadband Advisors |
Partner |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Remi Communications |
Director |
Current |
| Boathouse Communications Partners, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Basware Corp |
Member of the Board |
Current |
| Basware Corp |
CEO, Basware Corporation |
Former |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Convergent Investors |
Steve Shaper |
Current |
| Grande Communications Holdings Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Acta Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ceoamerica |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Redeemer Presbyterian Church |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Acta Incorporated |
Member |
Current |
| Grande Communications Holdings Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Tulane University Law School |
Jd |
Former |
| Millsaps College |
Bba |
Former |
| St Joseph High School |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pt Access Networks |
CEO |
Current |
| Tower Cloud |
Chief Operating Officer of Odyssey Telecorp |
Current |
| Odyssey Telecorp |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Odyssey, Inc |
Coo |
Current |
| Odyssey Telecorp |
Partner |
Current |
| Tower Cloud |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exodus Communications |
CEO |
Former |
| Exodus Ltd. |
Senior Vice President for Corporate Development |
Former |
| Tower Cloud |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Progress Telecom, LLC |
Board Member |
Former |
| Progress Telecom, LLC |
Executive Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Cleveland State University |
B.S Degree In Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ulysses Consulting |
Principal |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ulysses Consulting |
Founder |
Former |
| McGill University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
| McGill University |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Peter Aquino is President and Chief Executive Officer of RCN Corporation. He also serves as a Director on RCN Corporation's Board of Directors. Mr. Aquino previously served as a Senior Managing Director of Capital & Technology Advisors LLC ("CTA"), a telecom restructuring firm, from 2001 through 2004. From January, 1995 to February 2002, Mr. Aquino served as Chief Operating Officer for Veninfotel, LLC during which time he helped design, build, and operate a "triple play" integrated broadband company in Venezuela. Prior to 1995, Mr. Aquino spent thirteen years with Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in various positions, including finance, regulatory, and corporate development. Mr. Aquino earned his MBA at George Washington University in D.C. Mr Aquino was elected to the COMPTEL Board of Directors in October 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bowman Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| RCN Corporation |
CEO |
Current |
| RCN Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| RCN Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pharmaceutical Search Professionals, Inc |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Capital & Technology Advisors, Inc |
Senior Managing Director |
Former |
| Capital & Technology Advisors, Inc |
Senior MD |
Former |
| The George Washington University |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Ron Whaley is the vice president of sales and marketing for OSG Billing Services. Whaley joined the company in 1998, bringing an extensive knowledge of the bill presentment and telecommunications industry. He is responsible for cultivating new business and strategic partnerships along with overseeing sales and marketing activities. With a strong knowledge of the industry and his expertise in managing relationships, Whaley continues to steer the initiatives that keep OSG Billing Services a leader in the industry. For over 15 years, he built his career in the electronic printing field at Comvestrix. Whaley served as a key executive and helped to take the company public under the name of Vestcom International. His roles included vice president of sales, regional sales manager and district manager. Prior to working at Comvestrix, Whaley spent two years in the office products division at Burroughs Corporation. Whaley often appears as a guest speaker at industry events and regularly has articles published in trade magazines such as Billing World & OSS Today and Phone Plus. He is a member of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA), COMPTEL, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) and is active in many other industry associations. He holds a BS in marketing from the State University of New York at Oswego.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| OSG Billing Services |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| RCA Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| CTIA |
|
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Burroughs Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Homisco, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Homisco, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Homisco, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Association for Local Telecom Services |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Homisco, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Q Advisors LLC |
Chairman and CEO of Arrival Communications |
Current |
| Comptel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Caltel |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rebuilding Together Oakland |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arrival Communications |
CEO |
Former |
| Arrival Communications |
Chairman |
Former |
| World Affairs Council of Northern California |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Masters In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
B.S. |
Former |
Executive News
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RCN Management to Present at Fall Conferences
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RCN Management to Present at Fall Conferences
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