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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$80.7M
- Private
- US
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How? We start by examining your business. And since we're a leading telecommunications provider, we have the experience you're looking for. Whether it's data, high-speed broadband Internet, network and data security, local, or long distance, we've got what you need. But having the right products is just part of what we do. Being connected means building solutions that help your business succeed. How can we help you succeed? The NuVox team builds a solution that really works for you. From there, we make staying connected easy. So, what are you waiting for? Step inside and let us help you achieve your vision with a true business class communications company whose constant focus will be on you, the customer!
Chief Executive Officer
James W. AkerhielmNumber of Employees 850
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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Windstream Quietly Keeps Growing
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Leading Communications Provider Automates Invoice Processing With On-Demand Software from Razorsight
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Razorsight Corporation, a market leader and innovator of on-demand spend analytics software, today announced it has been selected by NuVox Communications to automate its paper invoice management function. Razorsight's AIM Analytics is the only turn-key solution on the market today that offers automation, business workflow, and analytics...
NuVox communications launches bundled solution in Florida and Georgia.(SERVICES)(Brief article)
NuVox Communications, an integrated communications company serving business customers throughout the Southeast and Midwest, announced the introduction of BizPac, a voice and DSL package uniquely suited for growing businesses. This product provides voice and Internet services in a convenient, customized bundle. "Today, more...
NuVox Communications
John Harvey has been named district sales director of NuVox Communications of Greenville, S.C., a provider of voice, data and security services to business customers throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Harvey will be responsible for sales initiatives in Little Rock, Benton and surrounding areas.
NuVox Communications Deploys Cloudmark Authority for SpamAssassin
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo -- Cloudmark, Inc., the global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced that NuVox Communications, a leading provider of voice, data, and security solutions with more than 90,000 customers, has successfully deployed Cloudmark Authority alongside their existing Apache SpamAssassinTM implementation. Cloudmark Authority provides NuVox subscribers with...
Competitive Telecom Providers Ask FCC to Deny Verizon's 'Deemed Granted' Forbearance Petition
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NuVox Communications and FDN Communications close merger
NuVox Communications and FDN Communications, two privately held, facilities-based communications providers, announced that they have completed their merger.The new company will eventually provide service to all of its customers under the name NuVox Communications. NuVox will offer IP-based communications solutions including voice, data connectivity and storage, private networking, Web hosting,...
NuVox Communications appoints district sales manager for OKC, Tulsa,
Jeff Downs was appointed to district sales manager at NuVox Communications. Downs will lead sales initiatives for Oklahoma City, Tulsa and surrounding areas. Downs has been employed with NuVox for three years.
New website unveiled by NuVox Communications
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NuVox Communications, a provider of voice, data, and security solutions for business customers, has launched its new website. According to the company, the new website, available at http://www.nuvox.com, delivers information on NuVox's business-class services, as well as information on the company and...
NuVox Communications
Jason Dishon has been named regional vice president of indirect sales for NuVox Communications. Walt Gorman has been named regional vice president of direct sales for NuVox Communications. Dishon and Gorman will lead sales initiatives in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.
NuVox, XO Wanted FCC To Open AT&T/BellSouth 'Back Room'
Federal regulators on their own certainly had the authority to open a new 10-day comment period on merger-approval concessions proposed by AT&T and BellSouth, but they also may have had a heavy assist in reaching that decision due to protests by competitive carriers that appear to reflect...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James W. Akerhielm | Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael Gallagher | President, Strategic Markets |
| Charles Norris | Chief Operating Officer |
| Keith Coker | Chief Technology Officer |
| Stephen H. Shoemaker | CFO |
| Christopher Benyo | Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
| Matt Blocha | Executive Vice President, Service Delivery |
| Paul Pitts | Executive Vice President, Customer and Network Operations |
| Dan Sterling | Vice President of Indirect Sales |
| Deborah Spearman | Vice President of Human Resources |
| Sid Earley | Vice President of Marketing |
| Walt Gorman | Regional Vice President of Sales |
| Craig Elson | Director |
| James F. Wade | Director |
| Scott B Perper | Director |
| George Morgan | Investor |
| Jeffrey Schutz | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Solomon | Chairman and Chief Financial Officer |
| Charles S Houser | Board of Directors |
| G. Jackson Tankersley Jr. | Board of Directors |
| James H. Greene | Board Member |
| Jim Fleming | Board of Directors |
| Joseph T. McCullen Jr. | Board Director |
| Riley Murphy | Board of Directors |
| Robert Savignol | Board of Directors |
| Susanne Hite | Board of Directors |
| Tracy Kerr | Board Observer |
| Walker C Simmons | Board Observer |
| William Laverack | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | President, Strategic Markets | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metro Access Networks | Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Chairman and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Meritage Funds | Founder | Current |
| Meritage Private Equity Fund | Operating Partner | Current |
| David Lipscomb University | Trustee | Current |
| Meritage Funds | Chairman of the Board for Nuvox Communications | Current |
| IP Commerce Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| David Lipscomb University | Board of Directors | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| KPMG International | partner | Former |
| Americaninstitute.Com | Member | Former |
| Tennessee Society of Cpas | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Knology, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Sales Executive | Former |
| Cable Com Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Service Delivery | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Customer and Network Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Indirect Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Human Resources | Current |
| Kemet Electronics Corporation | Hr Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Regional Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Uci Communications, LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Teleco Inc. | Director | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advantage Companies | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Southern Mississippi | B.S. In Business | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Banc of America Capital Investors | Partner | Current |
| Superior Bancorp | Current | |
| Integra Telecom Holdings Inc. | Director | Current |
| Prairiewave Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Fibertech Networks, LLC | Director | Current |
| Banc of America Securities LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Qantum Communications Corporation | Director | Current |
| Cavalier Telephone LLC | Director | Current |
| Brash Entertainment, LLC. | Member of Board of Directors | Current |
| Time Warner Inc. | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Duke University | B.A. in Political Science | Former |
Jack Tankersley, Jr., is one of the most experienced private equity investors currently active in the communications industry. He co-founded Meritage in 1998 to invest exclusively in communications. He began his career at the Continental Illinois Bank in 1974 and joined its venture capital subsidiary in 1978. Jack co-founded The Centennial Funds in 1981 and served as either the chief executive or chief investment officer of Centennial until 1997. Much of his previous investment activity with Centennial was concentrated in the communications industry. Jack also serves on the boards of directors of Exabyte Corporation and NuVox Communications (all Meritage portfolio companies).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Exabyte Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Masergy Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Centennial, Inc. | Chief Investment Officer | Former |
| The Meritage Company, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mc Venture Partners | Managing General Partner | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cavalier Telephone LLC | Director | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Revol | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cellular One | Board of Directors | Current |
| McPartners, Inc. | Former | |
| Clec Company | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| University of Notre Dame | BBA in Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Accuride Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Zhone Technologies, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Shoppers Drug Mart, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Assent LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| SunGard Bi-Tech Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aricent Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western New York Energy LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wall Street Concepts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alliance Imaging, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| SunGard | Board of Directors | Current |
| Avago Technologies, Pte. | Board Member | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Bankers Trust Company Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | B.S. In Economics | Former |
Jim Fleming joined Columbia Capital in 1994 where he focuses on investments and communication services. Columbia Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in the communications and information technology industries. In addition to his Presidio Networked Solutions board membership, Mr. Fleming is also a member of ICG Communications, NuVox Communications, WCS Wireless and The Tennis Channel. He has been involved with MindSHIFT Technologies, Mobile Satellite Ventures and XM Satellite Radio. He previously held board seats with Taqua and WNP Communications and has worked closely with a number of former Columbia portfolio companies, including NeoWorld and Digital Television Services. Prior to joining Columbia, he served as president of Prime Cellular, an entity involved in the operation of rural cellular markets. Mr. Fleming is a former member of the audit department of Price Waterhouse. He received his B.A. from Stanford University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. | Partner, Columbia Capital | Current |
| Columbia Capital Corporation | Partner | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Tennis Channel, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ICG Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prime Cellular | President | Former |
| Stanford University | B.A. | Former |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | member | Former |
Joe, retained since 2001 as a Senior Advisor to Key Venture Partners, also currently serves as Chairman of McCullen Capital, LLC ("MCAP"), a family office firm founded the same year. Previously, for 18 years he was a Managing Director at the venture capital firms of Whitney & Co. and OneLiberty Ventures. During this period of time his investments were in communications and information technology. He was a founding investor in such successful companies as TeleCorp, Brooks Fiber Properties, Intermedia Communications, Eastern TeleLogic, MetroNet, NuVox and metroPCS. Earlier in his career he served as a Special Assistant to the President of the U.S., Assistant Secretary of the Navy and acting Secretary of the Navy. Currently he serves on several boards including NuVox, metroPCS, Atlantis Bidding and TeleCorp WCS. Joe holds a Ph.D. (hon.) from his alma mater Villanova University and is a recipient of two Distinguished Service Medals.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Key Venture Partners | Senior Advisor | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metropcs | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extraprise Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Whitney & Co., LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| OneLiberty Ventures | Managing Director | Former |
| OneLiberty Ventures | General Partner and Managing Member | Former |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | founding investor | Former |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | founding investor | Former |
| Intermedia Communications | founding investor | Former |
| Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. | founding investor | Former |
| Metro-Net, Inc. | founding investor | Former |
| Villanova University | Ph.D | Former |
| OneLiberty Ventures | Managing Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Savignol, an American and French national, joined M/C Venture Partners' London office in July of 2004 and focuses on investments in Europe. Previously, Mr. Savignol worked as a Director of Corporate Development for NTL, the United Kingdom's largest cable television provider. Prior to joining NTL, Mr. Savignol was an investment banker with Salomon Brothers in New York, focusing on mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry. He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with degrees in Finance and Economics and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mc Venture Partners | Vice President | Current |
| Zayo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Attenda Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mc Venture Partners | Partner, Biography | Former |
| Salomon Brothers | Investment banker | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Mba | Former |
| Boston University | degrees in Finance and Economics | Former |
Mr. Perper joined Wachovia Capital Partners in 1988 and serves as the head of Wachovia Capital Partners. His investing efforts are focused in the Business and Technology Services and Media and Communications industries.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wachovia Capital Partners | Managing Partner | Current |
| North Carolina Outward Bound School | Chairman | Current |
| Procell Decking Systems | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Renal Associates Inc | Director | Current |
| North Carolina Outward Bound School | Board of Directors | Current |
| Azek | Board of Directors | Current |
| Charlotte Country Day School | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cpg International | Director | Current |
| HOB Entertainment Inc. | Director | Current |
| Horizon Telecom Inc. | Director | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| US Salt Holdings, LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Charlotte Country Day School | Trustee | Current |
| Kidder, Peabody & Co. | Vice President | Former |
| Bowdoin College | Trustee | Former |
| Wachovia Capital Partners | Managing Partner of Wachovia Capital Partners | Current |
| Bowdoin College | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association | President | Current |
| Meritage Funds | Managing Director | Current |
| Meritage Private Equity Fund | Investment Partner | Current |
| Colorado Microdisplay Inc | Chair | Current |
| Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| IP Commerce Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Meritage Company, Inc. | Former | |
| Inflow, Inc. | Director | Former |
| University of Denver | MBA | Former |
| Vanderbilt University | Degree | Former |
Mr. Simmons joined Wachovia Capital Partners in 2000. His investing efforts are focused in the Media and Communications and Business and Technology Services industries. Mr. Simmons is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wachovia Capital Partners | Partner | Current |
| Intralinks Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Tmw Systems, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Sonitrol Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Heartland Publications LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Community Newspapers Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Three Eagles Communications, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. | Vice President | Former |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | observer | Former |
| Northwestern University | Master of Management Degree | Former |
| McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia | BS | Former |
| University of Virginia | Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce | Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University | MM | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J.H. Whitney & Co. LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Grande Communications Holdings Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| J.H. Whitney & Co. LLC | Senior Partner | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Banc of America Capital Investors | Partner | Current |
| Veroxity Technology Partners, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Banc of America Securities LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pathfire, Inc. | Director | Current |
| FairPoint Communications Inc. | Director | Current |
| Integra Telecom, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prairiewave Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cavalier Telephone LLC | Director | Current |
| Integra Telecom Holdings Inc. | Director | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Fibertech Networks, LLC | Investor | Current |
| Banc of America Securities LLC | mergers | Former |
| The University of North Carolina | M.B.A | Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | M.B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Siterra Corporation | Managing Director At Centennial Ventures and Director of Siterra Corporation | Current |
| Centennial Ventures | Managing Director | Current |
| Centerstone Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Siterra Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Telephia, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| NuVox Communications, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Middlebury College | B.A. in Economics | Former |
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