Leadership
PTC is led by a Board of Governors (BG) and an Advisory Council (AC).
The BG, elected by the membership, has managerial and fiduciary oversight and is responsible for the Council’s strategic development.
The AC, comprised of both elected members and BG appointees, provides valuable knowledge and industry experience to help guide the Council’s work and progress.
2012 Executive Officers
President & Chair

Richard Taylor
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
USA
Vice Chair

Stephen Ho
CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC
Hong Kong SAR, China
Secretary

Paul McCann
Group Manager, Verizon
Australia
Treasurer

William Barney
CEO, Pacnet
Hong Kong SAR, China
2012 Board of Governors (BG)
Hiroshi Asemi
Director, Marketing & Promotion for Global Carriers, Fujitsu Limited
Japan
William Barney
CEO, Pacnet
Hong Kong SAR, China
Stephan Beckert
VP, Strategy, TeleGeography
USA
Gregg Daffner
CEO, GAPSAT
Hong Kong SAR, China
Bruce Drake
Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia
Canada
John Hibbard
CEO, Hibbard Consulting
Australia
Stephen Ho
CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC
Hong Kong SAR, China
Susan J. Irwin
President, Euroconsult-USA,
USA
Russell Kaurloto
Deputy CIO, University of Southern California
USA
Isabelle Lorin de Reure
SVP, France Telecom Orange
France
Ahmed Mekky
Board Member & CEO, Gulf Bridge International
Qatar
Paul McCann
Group Manager, Verizon
Australia
Richard Taylor
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
USA
Seiichi Tsugawa
Senior Manager, Standard Strategy Section, KDDI Corporation
Japan
2012 Advisory Council (AC)
Officers
- Chair:
- Timothy Logue
- Vice Chairs:
- Tom Cooper
- Mohamed Elagazy
- Heather Hudson
Oceania
- Scott Bartlett, CEO, Orcon Internet, New Zealand
- Brett O’Riley, National Chairperson, Computer Clubhouse, New Zealand
For-Profit East Asia
- Yasuo Sato, Senior Manager, External Relations Division, NEC Corporation, Japan
For-Profit North America
- Mohamed Elagazy, SVP, International Relations, Gulf Bridge International, USA
- Faye Henris, GM, TEOCO, USA
- Timothy Logue, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space N. A., USA
Individual
- Thomas Cooper, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA
- Jay Gillette, Professor, Ball State University, USA
- Heather Hudson, Professor, University of Alaska-Anchorage, USA
- Mark Hukill, Senior Advisor, Pacific Telecommunications Council
- Nir Kshetri, Associate Professor, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
- Toshio “Todd” Suzaki, Secretariat Representative, PTC Japan Committee, Japan
Board of Governors Appointees
- Robert Crinks, President, Polar Star Consulting, USA
- Andy Funk, VP, Global Access Strategy, Virtela, USA
- Reynaldo Huergas, President, IP-Converge Data Center, Philippines
- Will Hughs, President and CEO, Telstra Incorporated, Australia
- Kiyoshi Mori, Chair, PTC Japan Committee, Japan
- Lisa Perez, USA
- Masaaki Sakamaki, President, MCS Advisory LLC, Japan
- Christopher Stott, CEO, ManSat, UK
- Brian Tellam, Principal, Cornerstone Capital Partners, Australia
Hawaii, Southeast & South Asia, Central & South America, Non-Profit East Asia, Non-Profit North America, Other
- Unfilled categories
PTC Chapters
PTC Japan Committee
- Kiyoshi Mori, Chairman
PTC India Foundation
- N. K. Chhibber, Secretary-General
Legal Counsel
Tara Giunta
Partner
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
USA
Membership
Please put your nominations in for our upcoming elections for the Board of Governors
PTC'12
PTC'12 will examine the many ways powerful global networks as well as ubiquitous and equally-capable mobile devices can support breakthrough new applications that create whole new industries.
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