Industry leading telecom operations and managed security services provider, Vertek Corporation recently announced that Jorge Reis has succeeded Brad Soutiere as President as part of a long-planned succession search and that Ron Hruby has been promoted to COO.
Reis will be taking on the President role after serving as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer since March of last year. Prior to joining Vertek, Reis had spent 19 years with Telstra, a $28B communications carrier headquartered in Australia, the last 5 of which were as COO of Telstra Americas. In that role, Reis was instrumental in increasing operational agility, seeking out new revenue opportunities, and increasing profitability.
Reis commented, “I’m honored to lead Vertek into our next phase. We have a great team and have been able to deliver value to our customers. In this next chapter, we will transform Vertek into a scalable business by unlocking new growth opportunities, innovating our business and continuing to deliver a world-class experience.”
Ron Hruby also begins his new role at the company after previously serving as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity.
“I’m excited to work more broadly across Vertek operations and lead our combined delivery, assurance and platform development teams,” said Hruby. “My belief in Vertek’s mission to create positive outcomes for our customers has always been strong and I look forward to continuing to build toward that mission alongside a strong executive team in this new role.”
Vertek provides customized telecom operations, cybersecurity, and managed services for telecom carriers, enterprises, MSPs, and channel partners that reduce risk, enhance the customer experience, and streamline revenue opportunities. Through a customer-centric, process-driven approach, Vertek’s telecom operations services include Operations as a Service, Consulting, SD-WAN, Migration, and Managed Security that optimize processes and accelerate speed to market. Vertek’s expertise in working with service providers and businesses across North America – including leveraging proven processes, systems and tools – enables their clients to efficiently scale and accelerate their speed to market.
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