Company Continues to Grow Leadership Team in Preparation
for $2 Billion Fiber Optics
Transformation Plan
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today
announced the appointment of Jeff
Lowney as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial
Officer, Enterprise and Wholesale, effective immediately. Reporting
to Chief Executive Officer Bob
Mudge, Mr. Lowney will oversee product and go-to-market
functions to drive the transformation of business markets to fiber
and IP-based offerings in advanced voice, data, and security.
Mr. Lowney has held numerous executive sales and product
delivery roles at industry-leading telecom providers, demonstrating
a long track record of transformational and results-driven
leadership. Prior to joining Brightspeed, Mr. Lowney served in
senior roles at Windstream Services, including most recently as
President of the company's Kinetic Strategic Accounts Division,
where he was responsible for driving high margin revenue growth to
monetize Windstream's fiber investments. Previously, he served as
Regional Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic region of Level 3
Communications at Lumen Technologies. Mr. Lowney began his career
at Sprint Corporation, where he held roles of increasing
responsibility in business sales, before joining AT&T as a
Director of Sales, Global Markets for the Midwest Region.
"We continue to bring on the most talented, proven, and capable
executives in the industry, and I am thrilled to welcome Jeff to
our growing team," said Mr. Mudge. "His deep commercial experience
with enterprise customers, wholesale industry knowledge, strategic
mindset, and demonstrated ability to execute position us to
activate the growth and profitability potential of these key
customer segments for Brightspeed."
"To join a team of this caliber to deliver such an ambitious,
next-generation network is a rare opportunity, and I am ready to
hit the ground running," said Mr. Lowney. "I have dedicated my
career to driving growth and delivering results in the telecom
business markets arena. Brightspeed is building something truly
special for countless communities. I look forward to playing my
part in ensuring that our business and wholesale customers have the
products, customer experience, and connectivity solutions they need
as we execute on our network transformation mission."
Brightspeed has previously announced plans to invest more than
$2 billion in its planned fiber
optics transformation that is expected to reach up to 3 million
homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many
places where fiber and advanced technology have not historically
been deployed. The company will initially be comprised of the
incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated
operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the
subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE:
APO).
For more information about Brightspeed, please visit the
company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets
and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide
broadband and telecommunications services through a network
platform that serves more than 6 million homes and businesses. The
company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a
state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes
staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about
Brightspeed, please visit the company's website,
www.brightspeed.com.
Media
Erik Carlson
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
Katcher
(212) 355-4449
pr@brightspeed.com
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