Elandia, Inc. Names Former PSINet President and CEO Harry G. Hobbs as President and CEO.INDIANAPOLIS -- Elandia, Inc., a diversified information technology and telecommunications provider in the South Pacific Island region, has announced the appointment of Harry G. Hobbs to the position of President 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. . Reporting to the Board of Directors, Mr. Hobbs will be tasked with opening new markets in the South Pacific and other geographical markets and will lead the charge to provide upgraded services to customers. Mr. Hobbs formerly served as President and CEO of PSINet, the first commercial ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in the world. Prior to PSINet, Hobbs served as Vice President of Customer Care at American Personal Communications, the first PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. provider in the U.S. Hobbs also spent nearly 20 years with MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , ending in the position of Vice President of Global Customer Service. Mr. Hobbs was introduced to Elandia through executive search firm Lonergan Partners. Lonergan Partners focuses on general management and board director search in the technology markets and is headquartered in the Silicon Valley. Commenting upon Hobbs' appointment, Board Director Osmo Hautanen said, "We are pleased to have Harry join the company in this role and we're excited to see the key results Harry will bring to Elandia." Speaking about his appointment, Hobbs stated, "I am very excited about joining Elandia and expanding its operations in the South Pacific and other areas of the world." Hobbs holds a B.S. in computer and information science from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
About Lonergan Partners Lonergan Partners was established on the principle that the selection of general management -- especially the CEO -- is the most important step a company can take to ensure its long-term success. Working primarily with public companies, venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , and investment banks, we provide access to top executives for technology firms both in Silicon Valley and around the world. Midwest Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana www.lonerganpartners.com About Elandia, Inc. Elandia, Inc., a U.S.-based diversified supplier of communications services throughout the South Pacific. Elandia, Inc.'s cost effective, state of the art network delivers voice, data, and video services to Fiji, Australia, Papau New Guinea, New Zealand, Cook Islands, and Tonga, among other South Pacific island nations. |
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