Frontier Communications Expands East Region Leadership Team
October 08 2014 - 8:58AM
Business Wire
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) today
announced key appointments designed to expand and strengthen the
leadership of its new East Region. The East Region currently
comprises New York and Pennsylvania. The Connecticut Public
Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued a draft
ruling in favor of Frontier’s proposed acquisition of AT&T's
wireline business, statewide fiber network, and U-verse video and
satellite TV operations in the state. The acquisition is
expected to be completed during the fourth-quarter of 2014, at
which time Connecticut will become part of Frontier’s East
Region.
Ken Arndt is President of the East Region and headquartered in
New Haven, Connecticut. His direct reports include:
Paul Quick, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Connecticut Operations – As announced July 23, 2014, Mr.
Quick will oversee field operations, residential and commercial
sales, and every aspect of the customer experience
in Connecticut. He is based in Hartford, Frontier's state
headquarters. Most recently he was Senior Vice President
and General Manager of Frontier's
Pennsylvania operations.
Angela Christian, Regional Director, Human Resources –
Ms. Christian is responsible for all Human Resources activities in
the East Region and for all HR issues related to Information
Technology and Engineering throughout the company’s footprint. Her
career at Frontier includes software design management, management
of network operations call centers, plant service centers and
residential and business call centers as well as field experience
as a General Manager in the Greater Rochester (N.Y.) Area. Ms.
Christian is based in Rochester and may be contacted at
angela.christian@ftr.com.
Kira Howell, Regional Vice President, Marketing – Ms.
Howell is responsible for all Regional Marketing activities,
including brand awareness, customer acquisition and retention
strategies, go-to-market plans, and new product introductions. She
joined Frontier in 2011 and most recently was Director, Corporate
Acquisition and Brand Marketing. Her career includes account
management, media planning, data analysis and new media channels at
Synapse Group, Inc. in Stamford. Prior to joining Frontier she was
Vice President of the Advertisement and Media Divisions of Main
Street Direct, a multi-channel acquisition and retention marketing
company. She earned a B.A. from Roger Williams University in Rhode
Island. Ms. Howell is based in New Haven and may be contacted at
kira.howell@ftr.com.
Ken Mason, Regional Vice President, Business Operations –
Mr. Mason is responsible for ensuring the East Region meets its
business objectives by monitoring financial analyses and trends
within the region, evaluating potential business opportunities, and
ensuring the region’s prudent use of resources. Mr. Mason joined
Frontier in 1996 and has more than 20 years of experience in
wireline and wireless communications in the areas of budgeting,
finance, sales and marketing. Most recently, he served as Vice
President, Government and Regulatory Affairs for the company. In
2013, he was appointed to the board of the Universal Service
Administrative Company, an independent, not-for-profit corporation
designated by the Federal Communications Commission as the
administrator of universal service. Mr. Mason earned a Bachelor’s
degree from St. Bonaventure University and a Masters of Business
Administration degree from the State University of New York-Empire
State College. He may be contacted at ken.mason@ftr.com.
Dave Snyder, Regional Vice President, Engineering – Mr.
Snyder manages all aspects of capital investment in the East
Region, including capital deployment, network planning, engineering
and construction. He was responsible for establishing the overall
company network plan from the national data backbone to the end-use
customer. His experience with the company began in 1988 as an
Associate Engineer for Outside Plant for the-then CONTEL of New
York. His expertise in network and area planning, trouble analysis
and all facets of engineering and capital management led to
positions of increasing responsibility throughout New York State
and the East Region. He earned an Associate degree in Applied
Science, Data Engineering from the State University of New York
(SUNY), Cobleskill and a B.S. in Telecommunications from SUNY IT in
Ithaca. Mr. Snyder may be contacted at dave.snyder@ftr.com.
Cyn Stehouwer, Regional Vice President, Operations - Ms.
Stehouwer is responsible for developing new areas for growth and
improvement for the East Region. Working with other region leaders,
she is focused on maximizing growth and profitability. She manages
all operations functions including budget spending, labor and
material efficiencies, and new areas of technology and customer
service. Critical parts of Ms. Stehouwer’s role are managing
performance against operating plans, analyzing market conditions,
and leading the Plant Service Centers (Dispatch and
Assignment) for the region.
Ms. Stehouwer has 28 years of industry experience and joined
Frontier in 2010 as Director of Operations to lead the successful
conversion to Frontier systems of Verizon operations in 13 states.
She has been an integral part of the Connecticut AT&T
acquisition and is leading the system, network, video, customer,
employee and operational transition.
Ms. Stehouwer earned a double major B.S. in Business
Administration (Marketing and Human Resources) from the University
of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business. She will be
based in New Haven and may be contacted at
cyn.stehouwer@ftr.com.
About Frontier
Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers
broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access,
data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for
residential customers, small businesses and home offices, and
advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 27
states. Frontier's approximately 13,900 employees are based
entirely in the United States. More information is available
at www.frontier.com.
Frontier CommunicationsBrigid Smith, 203-614-5042brigid.smith@ftr.com
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