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Board of Directors

ATIS is led by a dynamic Board of Directors composed of CTOs and other senior-level executives representing all facets of the global ICT industry.

Composed exclusively of executive-level leaders from the top ICT companies, the ATIS Board is the most senior of all governing bodies of its type in the industry. This distinction brings to the agenda a business-driven approach and commercial rigor that only a “view from the top” can deliver.

This diverse group of high-caliber leaders understands the industry’s most pressing business and technical challenges, enabling them to actively set ATIS’ strategic, technical and operational direction. Their vision and first-hand knowledge of the issues drives ATIS’ priorities for creating best-in-class standards and solutions.

The ATIS Board provides insight into the future of ICT by bringing together the industry’s top minds to interact in a variety of forums, including the Technology and Operations (TOPS) Council and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council.

Chair of the Board

Kris Rinne, AT&T
Senior Vice President – Network Technologies, AT&T Labs

First Vice Chairman

Stephen Bye, Sprint
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology
Development & Corporate Strategy

Second Vice Chairman

Thomas Sawanobori, Verizon
Vice President of Technology and Network Planning

Treasurer

Joseph Hanley, Telephone & Data Systems
Senior Vice President, Technology, Services & Strategy

Secretary

Open

President & CEO

Susan M. Miller, ATIS

Vice President, Finance & Operations

William Klein, ATIS
ADTRAN, Inc.
Kevin W. Schneider
Chief Technology Officer		 Alcatel-Lucent
Marcus Weldon
Corporate Chief Technology Officer
Applied Communication Sciences
Brenton Greene
President & CEO		 Aviat Networks
Shaun McFall
Senior Vice President and CMO
Bell Canada
Stephen Howe
Executive Vice President and CTO
 Brocade
David Meyer
Service Provider CTO and Chief Scientist

C Spire
Board Seat Open

CenturyLink
Matt Beal
CTO and SVP Corporate Strategy & Product Development

Ciena
Joseph Berthold
Vice President, Network Architecture

Cisco
Kelly Ahuja
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobility Business Group

Clearwire Corporation
Ron Marquardt
Vice President, Technology

CommScope
Bob Suffern
Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer

Cox Communications
Board Seat Open

DYNIS
Earl Scott
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

Ericsson, Inc.
Erik Ekudden
Vice President and Head of Technology Strategies

Fairpoint Communications
Board Seat Open

Fujitsu
William R. Erickson
Senior Vice President, Planning & Development

GENBAND
Fred Kemmerer
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
TOPS Council Chair

Harris Corporation
Kent Buchanan
Corporate CTO & VP - Technology Pursuits for Government Communications Systems

Hewlett-Packard
Jeff Edlund
Chief Technologist, Communications & Media Solutions

Hitachi
David Foote
Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi CTA

Huawei Technologies (USA)
Yi Zhao
Vice President, Standards

HyperCube
Doug Davis
Chief Technology Officer

Intel
Rose Schooler
General Manager, Communications Infrastructure Division,
Embedded and Communications Group

Intrado
Mike Nelson
Senior Technical Officer & VP, Software Engineering

JDSU
Bruce Hembree
Vice President, Global Solutions

Juniper Networks
Glen Tindal
Service Provider Sector, CTO

LEAP Wireless
Board Seat Open

LG Electronics
Nandhu Nandhakumar
Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology

Marconi Pacific LLC
Tom Gage
Chairman

Metro PCS
Board Seat Open

Microsoft
Gregg Brown
Senior Director, Strategy
Microsoft Corporate Standards Group

Motorola Solutions
Frank Korinek
Director, Strategy & Business Development

NetTraffic
Dr. Sameh Yamany
President & CEO

NeuStar, Inc.
Tom McGarry
Vice President, Strategic Technical Initiatives

NII Holdings, Inc.
Board Seat Open

Nokia Siemens Networks. LLC
Chris Stark
Head of Business Development, North America (NAM)

QUALCOMM Incorporated
Dr. Mark Epstein
Senior Vice President, Development

Research in Motion Ltd.
Steve Dennett
Director Standards Applications and Services

Rogers
Nikos Katinakis
Vice President, Network Strategy & Technology Development

Samsung
George Reed
SVP, Wireless Network Systems, Samsung Telecommunications America

Symmetricom
James Armstrong
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Syniverse Technologies
Scott Hatfield
Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer

T-Mobile USA
Abdul Saad
Vice President, Systems Engineering & Strategy

Tellabs, Inc.
Board Seat Open

TELUS
Ibrahim Gedeon
Chief Technology Officer

TEOCO
John Devolites
Vice President and General Manager

Time Warner Cable
David Flessas
Senior Vice President, Network Operations and Planning

Transaction Network Services
Paul Florack
Vice President, Product Management

Vitesse Semiconductor
Martin Nuss
VP, Technology and Strategy, Chief Technical Officer

Xtera Communications
William Szeto
Chief Technical Officer, Terrestrial Network Systems