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ATIS Re-Elects Board of Directors Officers to their Leadership Positions; Names New Class C Directors

ATIS Re-Elects Board of Directors Officers to their Leadership Positions; Names New Class C Directors

WASHINGTON, DC – ATIS today announced the results of its elections for its Board of Directors’ officers and Class C members.  ATIS’ Board of Directors, brings together executives from the leading ICT companies to set the organization’s strategic, technical and operational direction.

ATIS reelected the following Board Officers: Chair – Yigal Elbaz, Senior Vice President, Network Chief Technical Officer, AT&T Services, Inc.; First Vice Chair – Sanjay Udani, Vice President, Technology Policy, Verizon; Second Vice Chair – Narothum Saxena, Vice President, Technology Strategy & Architecture, US Cellular; Secretary – Karri Kuoppamaki, Senior Vice President, Network Technology Development and Strategy, T-Mobile USA; and Treasurer – Stephen Alexander, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Ciena. The terms for these positions will begin January 1, 2024, and end December 31, 2025.

Further, Chris Drake, Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, iconectiv has been reelected chair of ATIS Technology and Operations Council.

The following Class C Representatives have been selected to serve two-year terms on the ATIS Board: David Casem, Chief Executive Officer, Telnyx; Lisa Marie Maxson, Chief Executive Officer, 10x People, LLC; Christian Militeau – Head of Product, Global Emergency Services, Bandwidth, Inc. Their terms begin on January 1, 2024, and end on December 31, 2025.

“Our Board members’ leadership helps ATIS remain a vibrant member-driven organization,” said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller. “We look forward to their continued contributions toward ATIS advancing our industry’s transformation.”

The elections took place at the ATIS Board of Directors’ Meeting and Meeting of the ATIS Members, held in November in Washington, DC.

Learn more about the ATIS Board of Directors.

Marcella Wolfe, Manager – Public Relations and Marketing Communications, ATIS