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.
2013 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
Managing Director, McCann Consulting,
Australia
Treasurer

Gregg Daffner
CEO, GAPSAT,
Hong Kong SAR, China
2013 Board of Governors (BG)
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
VP, Marketing and Strategy, International Carriers, Orange,
France
Ahmed Mekky
Board Member & CEO, Gulf Bridge International,
Qatar
Paul McCann
Managing Director, McCann Consulting,
Australia
Yasuo Sato
Senior Manager, External Relations,
NEC Corporation
Japan
Toshio “Todd” Suzaki
Secretariat Representative,
PTCJ,
Japan
Richard Taylor
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University,
USA
2013 Advisory Council (AC)
Officers
- Chair:
- Faye Henris, GM, TEOCO, USA
- Vice Chairs:
- Thomas Cooper, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA
- Timothy Logue, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space N. A., USA
- Brian Tellam, Principal, Cornerstone Capital Partners, Australia
Oceania
- Scott Bartlett, CEO, Kordia NZ, New Zealand
Southeast and South Asia
- Nakul Rege, CMO, Bankai International, (Singapore designation)
For-Profit North America
- Eric Bender, SVP and Co-Founder, Wilshire Connection, USA
- 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
- Jim Poole, GM, Global Networks & Content Service Providers, Equinix, USA
- Greg Spraetz, SVP, Wholesale Sales, Level 3 Communications, USA
Non-Profit North America
- Francis Pereira, Adjunct Professor, Center for Telecom Management, USC, USA
- Jagadish Rao, Chairman, Worldwide Jurors, Intelligent Community Forum USA
Individual
- Thomas Cooper, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA
- Masakuni Esaki, Executive Advisor, Fujitsu Television Network, Japan
- Nir Kshetri, Associate Professor, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
- Jennifer Ullman, Senior Telecom Industry Analyst, USAC, USA
Board of Governors Appointees
- Robert Crinks, President, Polar Star Consulting, USA
- Reynaldo Huergas, President, IP-Converge Data Center, Philippines
- Will Hughs, President and CEO, Telstra Global, Americas, USA
- Masaaki Sakamaki, President, MCS Advisory LLC, Japan
- Christopher Stott, CEO, ManSat, UK
- Brian Tellam, Principal, Cornerstone Capital Partners, Australia
Hawaii, Central & South America, Non-Profit East Asia, For-Profit East Asia, Other
- Unfilled categories
PTC Chapters
PTC Japan Committee
- Tetsuo Yamakawa, Chairman
PTC India Foundation
- N. K. Chhibber, Secretary-General
Legal Counsel
Tara Giunta
Partner
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
USA
Membership
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PTC'14
PTC'14: New World, New Strategies will take place from 19-22 January 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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