Cincinnati Bell elects new CBT President.CINCINNATI, OHIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1995--David S. Gergacz was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Bell Telephone and Executive Vice President of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSN) effective August 1, the company said today. Gergacz is president and chief executive officer of Rogers Cantel, Canada's largest cellular provider and its second largest paging company. He is also Vice Chairman of Unitel, an affiliated Canadian long distance company jointly owned with AT&T and Canadian Pacific, and Executive Vice President of Rogers Communications Inc., a diversified communications company that is the parent of Rogers Cantel and Unitel. Gergacz was President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Network Systems at Sprint, where he started at the company's inception in 1984. He also was 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. of Boston Technology and held various management positions at AT&T, Bell Labs, and NYNEX. "Dave has spent the last 11 years in highly competitive telecom businesses," Cincinnati Bell President and CEO John LaMacchia said. "He can be expected to move aggressively to position Cincinnati Bell Telephone for the competitive market that is coming. I am delighted he has decided to join our management team." Gergacz, 46 years old, is a native of the Chicago area. He holds a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Purdue University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. . He and his wife, Tisa, will live in Cincinnati. "The quality of local telephone service in Cincinnati is among the best in the nation," Gergacz said. "My challenge will be to maintain that reputation for excellence as we make communicating easier and more rewarding for our customers. I'm eager to begin shaping the future while continuing the tradition of excellence at Cincinnati Bell." Gergacz succeeds Raymond R. Clark, who is retiring from Cincinnati Bell. Gergacz serves as a Director of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. and as a member of its executive committee. He is a member of the Toronto Board of Trade The Toronto Board of Trade is Toronto's chamber of commerce, the largest local chamber of commerce in Canada, representing more than 10,000 business and individual members with about 500,000 employees across Canada and annual revenues of more than $200 billion (Canadian dollars). , the International Engineering Consortium, and various community and charitable organizations. Cincinnati Bell companies supply telecommunications, billing solutions for the communications industry, and marketing services to customers in the United States and abroad. CONTACT: Cincinnati Bell Inc., Cincinnati Wayne Buckhout, 513/397-1081 |
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