G. Edward Evans assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Inteliquent on April 1, 2011. Mr. Evans formerly served as CEO of Stelera Wireless (and continues to serve as its Chairman), a leader in deploying broadband services to rural markets throughout the United States. Previously, Mr. Evans was CEO and Chairman of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SVR).
Mr. Evans was elected Syniverse's Chairman of the Board in February 2005, and remained Chairman until 2007, after having served as a director since February 2002. He served as CEO from February 2002 until January 2006, at which time he stepped down from the position. Prior to Syniverse, Mr. Evans was with Dobson Communications Corporation, first as President of its cellular subsidiaries and then as President and CEO of the organization.
Today Mr. Evans serves on the boards of Solix (which he chairs), CTIA The Wireless Association, Carolina West Wireless, and the Network Reliability and Interoperability Commission, an advisory committee to the FCC. He holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University.
David Zwick Executive Vice President & CFO
David Zwick joined Inteliquent in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Business Development and M&A. In October 2012, he was appointed to Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President.
From 1998 – 2011, Mr. Zwick was a senior investment banker in the Global Communications & Media groups at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. During his 13 years of investment banking experience, he advised clients on more than $85 billion of successful M&A transactions in the telecom sector globally. He was based in New York and Hong Kong.
David began his career in the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen & Co., where he spent 5 years prior to attending graduate school.
A native of Chicago, Mr. Zwick earned a B.A. in Finance with honors from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Zwick is also a CPA.
David A. Lopez Senior Vice President, Global Sales Voice Services
Mr. Lopez joined Inteliquent in 2003 and has served as our President of the Americas since November 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Lopez served as our Senior Vice President of Sales.
As President of the Americas, Mr. Lopez oversees the management and growth of all the Company's voice and data sales in the U.S. and Latin America. Mr. Lopez brings a wealth of sales management experience to the Company and has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has been with the Company since its inception and has secured agreements with nearly every national wireless carrier and over 100 other competitive carriers and service providers. For nearly 20 years, Mr. Lopez has provided account management responsibilities at Centel, Sprint and Focal Communications Corporation.
In his most recent position, Mr. Lopez provided sales management for Focal's largest and most successful market from 1997 to 2003. During his tenures at Centel and Sprint from 1992 to 1997, Mr. Lopez held national account positions with responsibility for local service, Centrex and PBX equipment to Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Lopez holds a B.S. in Marketing from Illinois State University.
Richard Monto General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Richard Monto joined Inteliquent in 2007 and has over a decade of telecommunications law experience. Prior to becoming Inteliquent's General Counsel and Secretary, he served as Assistant General Counsel, and was involved in all of Inteliquent's ongoing legal and regulatory matters.
Before joining Inteliquent, Richard held senior legal positions at various companies. He served as the Chief Legal Officer of Universal Access Global Holdings, Inc., a Chicago based wholesale telecommunications carrier. Richard also worked at MCI, where he was responsible for the provision of legal support for sales to MCI's largest enterprise users in the Midwest region. Richard began his career at the law firm of Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal.
Mr. Monto has an undergraduate degree in Russian and Eastern European Studies from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law.
John Harrington Senior Vice President, Litigation, Regulatory & Human Resources
John Harrington joined Inteliquent in April 2011. As Senior Vice President, Litigation, Regulatory & Human Resources, Mr. Harrington is responsible for all of Inteliquent's litigation and regulatory advocacy, as well as its human resources function.
Prior to joining Inteliquent, Mr. Harrington was a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago. While at Jenner & Block, Mr. Harrington co-chaired the firm's Communications Law practice and served as Inteliquent's primary outside litigation and regulatory counsel.
Mr. Harrington received his undergraduate degrees from Northwestern University and received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University's Maurer School of Law.
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