Bandwidth.com's Henry Kaestner Receives Triangle Business Journal's '40 Under 40' Leadership Award.Along With Business Success, Kaestner Puts His Hair on the Line for DurhamCares.org CARY, N.C. -- Bandwidth.com, the fastest growing private telecommunications company See telecom company. in the US three years running (Inc. 500), is proud to announce that co-founder and Executive Chairman Henry Kaestner has been recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as a top leader under 40. This award honors 40 top community and business leaders under the age of 40 that accomplished significant career milestones last year and demonstrated substantial involvement in community service initiatives. Bandwidth.com Leads the Business VoIP Pack Henry, along with co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Morken (an '08 TBJ TBJ Trial by Jury TBJ Toronto Blue Jays (Major League baseball team) TBJ Terrain Bounce Jamming TBJ Turbulent Bounded Jet 40 under 40 winner), have led Bandwidth.com since its inception in 1999 to a company with over 4,000 customers and over $75 million in revenue in 2008. The company employs 150 people in Cary, NC, and is a recognized leader in the voice-over-IP (VoIP) business telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. market. In 2008, Bandwidth.com became a nationwide CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) as it completed the build-out of its own, next generation, purpose-built VoIP network. (Visit www.bandwidth.com/triangle/ for details) "I have been privileged to work alongside Henry for almost a decade, as we have worked to build a great Triangle company," said David Morken, co-founder and CEO of Bandwidth.com. "Henry's vision and creativity are second to none - and this year's launch of DurhamCares.org demonstrates how Henry is acting on our vision for improving the community in which we live." With business success comes a responsibility to give back, and Henry has thrown his passion into building DurhamCares.org. DurhamCares was founded with the hypothesis that many residents of Durham have a heart to help those in need, but aren't sure how. At DurhamCares.org, residents can engage with the Durham community in three ways: 1) Volunteer Matching, which is a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. service matching an individual's interests and skills with community needs, 2) Success Grants, an innovative way to reward DurhamCares' not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. partners to focus on planning and achievement of success based outcomes, or 3) Trips, which provide the opportunity for Durham residents to get out and see their city and world in new ways, learn its history and meet their neighbors. Henry is so passionate about Durham and the Success Grant program that he is challenging 350 Triangle residents to pledge to the Success Grant program by May 20(th). The reward? Getting to see Henry shave shave (shav) 1. to cut at or parallel to the surface of the skin. 2. to remove the beard or other body hair by such a process. 3. to cut thin slices from or to cut into thin slices. his under-40 head of hair. (Read more and invest in a Success Grant program today at www.durhamcares.org) About Bandwidth.com Bandwidth.com emerged in 1999 and rapidly gained a place as the champion of small- and medium-sized businesses by helping over 4,000 customers save money on their voice and data services. As a complete business communications provider, Bandwidth.com offers IP voice (VoIP), hosted VoIP, data and managed network services, powered by our nationwide, 100% IP voice network and supported by in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. , 24/7/365 customer service. For more information call 800.808.5150 or visit www.bandwidth.com/triangle/ |
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