Leading Experts in GLG Leaders in the Telcommunications Council

Sergey Balantaev is a Co-Owner and Director at Zetta Com. Ltd, a telecom company, where he has worked since 2006. He was the Sales & Marketing Director at Japan Tobacco International, a manufacturer and distributor of Tobacco and related products, from 1999-2004. At Japan Tobacco International, he managed...

Rajendra Bansal is a Freelance Consultant in the telecommunications space, advising companies based on his previous experience in the telecom sector. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President- at Reliance Infocomm Limited, a wireless carrier. He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications...

Bud Bates is the Founder of TC International Consulting, Inc., a full-service management consulting organization specializing in the design and integration of information technologies. He has more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications and management information systems. He is responsible...

Ahmad Beyranvand is a Partner and Senior Telecom Consultant at Beyran Corporation, a company providing consulting services to the telecom sector. He has over 18 years of industry experience, and specializes in the design, development and management of wired and wireless network – 3G, PCS, cellular,...

Mark Casey is the President of CFN Services, formerly CSX Fiber Networks, a subsidiary of Fortune 250 railroad operator CSX where he was VP/General Manager of the subsidiary. CFN Services is a telecom infrastructure provider specializing in local access transport and mobile backhaul optimization for...

Laureen R. Cook has 25 years of worldwide experience in the telecommunications industry. She holds an MSc in Telecoms Eng from RIT, and an MBA. She is the former Executive Advisor (COO) to the Chairman of MTC-Vodafone (now Zain) in the Middle East. She has held executive and BOD level positions with...

Michael Cote is an Independent Telecommunications Consultant. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smart phones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and operational experience in the telecommunications industry....

Andrew Crowl is the Principal of Digital Plus, Inc. The company is an independent retailer of wireless phones. Currently they offer for sale the products of Sprint Nextel, Cricket & T-Mobile. Corporate operation is sustained through the operation of six retail stores in the Cincinnati, Ohio trade area....

Peter Curnow-Ford is the Chairman at Eisar Ltd, a handset manufacturer. He is responsible for the development, sales, marketing and branding of mobile and cellular handset products from Chinese and Taiwanese handset manufacturers into EMEA. He is also the Chairman of Bluenowhere Ltd, a municipal wireless...

Dr. Rathi Dasgupta, Ph.D., is an Independent Management Consultant. He is an Independent Advisor to Green Hat Consulting, an Outsourcing Consulting Firm. He consults with US and Europe based Companies on IT, BPO outsourcing, and Offshoring strategy including creating In-Sourcing centre as well as managing...

William Dever is the President at Spark Interactive, a managed service provider. He specializes in deployment of interactive television services in Metropolitan Indianapolis utilizing AT&T Dark Fiber....

Ken Eisner has a decade of senior executive experience in e-commerce and wireless. He runs a stealth Web 2.0 e-commerce firm and a consultancy focused on e-commerce, mobile, m-commerce, and new media. A sample client is SaaS e-commerce platform provider Demandware (platform for Timberland, House of...

Thomas Ellsworth is the Chief Executive Officer at GoTV Networks, a mobile entertainment content and technology provider. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President-Marketing and Corporate Development at JAMDAT Mobile. From 2001 to 2005, he served as part of the JAMDAT management team that led...

Jason Evans is the Director of Operations at Panther Express Corporation, a content delivery network based in Manhattan. He is responsible for managing technical operations, internet service provider relationships, negotiating prices for Internet transit, procuring and leasing space in colocation facilities,...

Steve Fanchiu is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Genttix, a start-up in San Jose, California, specialized in electronic green technologies: LCD display, LED, and semiconductor. Previously, Mr. Fanchiu as EVP at Wieson America, was responsible for overseas operations of LCD businesses, supplying...

Tim Farrar is the President of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a consulting company specializing in business planning and financial and technical analysis for satellite services. He has over 13 years of experience in global telecom consulting, specializing in analyzing the impact of technical...

Tarik Fawzi is the Chief Executive Officer of Aeneas Strategy, a consultancy for operators, infra suppliers, content and application parties, specializing in strategy and partnering. He has 12 years of experience in the telecom sector. Previously, Mr. Fawzi was a Senior Business Development Manager...

Nick Foggin is the former Group Director of Strategy for Orange SA. Now working as an independent consultant, he works principally in the telecommunications, media and technology industries. Clients include private equity firms, venture capital organisations, fixed and mobile telecoms operators, and...

Michael Gazier is a Senior Director in the Office of the CTO at Ciena, a company specializing in data, voice, cell/4G, video transport, and networking equipment for telecom, MSO, government, and enterprises. He works on business development, network architecture, and M&A activities. He also contributes...

William Gewirtz, Ph.D., is the Lead Partner of Communications and Networking at the Market Strategy Group, a management consultancy. He is also the Principal of WLG Consulting, a company providing consulting services to operating and investment entities in the enterprise networking and the telecom sector.

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