Pacific Telecommunications Council


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
Richard Taylor
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
USA

Vice Chair

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

Secretary

Paul McCann
Paul McCann
Group Manager, Verizon
Australia

Treasurer

William Barney
William Barney
CEO, Pacnet
Hong Kong SAR, China

2012 Board of Governors (BG)


Hiroshi Asemi

Hiroshi Asemi
Director, Marketing & Promotion for Global Carriers, Fujitsu Limited
Japan

William Barney

William Barney
CEO, Pacnet
Hong Kong SAR, China

Stepehen Beckert

Stephan Beckert
VP, Strategy, TeleGeography
USA

Gregg Daffner

Gregg Daffner
CEO, GAPSAT
Hong Kong SAR, China

Bruce Drake

Bruce Drake
Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia
Canada

John Hibbard

John Hibbard
CEO, Hibbard Consulting
Australia

Stephen Ho

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

Susan Irwin

Susan J. Irwin
President, Euroconsult-USA,
USA

Russel Kaurloto

Russell Kaurloto
Deputy CIO, University of Southern California
USA

Isabelle Lorin de Reure

Isabelle Lorin de Reure
SVP, France Telecom Orange
France

Ahmed Mekky

Ahmed Mekky
Board Member & CEO, Gulf Bridge International
Qatar

Paul McCann

Paul McCann
Group Manager, Verizon
Australia

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
USA

Seiichi Tsugawa

Seiichi Tsugawa
Senior Manager, Standard Strategy Section, KDDI Corporation
Japan

 

2012 Advisory Council (AC)


Officers

  • Chair:
  •       Timothy Logue
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  • 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

Tara Giunta
Partner
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
USA

Membership


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Board of Governors Nomination

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