PROFESSIONAL
HISTORY:
Premiere Global Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA
President of Global Divisions, June 2005–present
- Promoted to oversee the operations of the information technology, network engineering and customer service divisions
of Premiere Global Services, Inc.
- Manage the annual $200m operating budget and the $50m capital expenditure budget for a company
with 1,300 full-time employees.
President of Data Communication Division, August 2003–June 2005
- Oversaw profit and loss for a $250m division of Premiere Global Services, Inc. with operations in 18 countries worldwide,
and increased revenue by over 5% and EBIDTA by more than 10% each year.
Commonwealth Associates, New York, NY
President / Managing Partner, December 2001–August 2003
- Supervised over $300m for investment banking services, as COMW specialized in PIPEs for technology, communications
and healthcare companies.
- Held board positions with several portfolio companies and was Active Chairman for Comdial Communications
as part of a turn-around investment strategy.
Intellispan,
Inc., Atlanta, GA
President / Chief Executive Officer, December 1999–December 2001
- Managed
profits and losses for this $30m network communications company, which was sold to McLeod Communications in August 2001.
Slingshot Communications, Nashville, TN / Atlanta, GA
Chief Operations Officer
/ President, October 1997–December 1999
- Responsible for P&L’s
at Roy Speer’s (Founder of the Home Shopping Network) $100m business Slingshot Communications, which was sold to Qwest
Communications in May 1999.
Gridnet, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer / President, June 1995–October 1997
- Before selling to Worldcom in June 1997, grew revenue from zero to over $24m annually in 2 years and ran P&L’s
for this start-up wholesale dial IP services company.
NCR Corporation, various locations
Corporate Officer / VP Retail
Systems Division, August 1992–June 1995
- Monitored new product and systems
development, from manufacturing to marketing and support.
Assistant VP Self-Service Division, December 1998–August 1992
- Developed and marketed all new self-service systems (ATM machines) in Dundee, Scotland.
Various Sales and Management Positions,
June 1980–December 1998
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
- Married 28 years
to wife Sarah, with two children: Chad (25) and Emily (22)
- B.S. Finance, Auburn University 1980
- Member of the Board Steering Committee, Hawk’s
Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, GA
- Chairperson, Finance Committee, at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church / Elder to Session