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Please join PTC in congratulating the following members who have been elected to seats on the 2022 PTC Board of Governors (BG).

Newly-elected BG members will begin their terms on 15 January 2022, and will officially kick off their position at the first official 2022 BG meeting during PTCโ€™22.

Mahalo to all of the candidates and voting members who participated in this yearโ€™s BG election. Your active participation ensures PTCโ€™s continued success.

PTC also sends a warm aloha to outgoing members of the BG for their service to our organization.

Newly-Elected BG Members

BG East Asia For-Profit

William โ€œBillโ€ Barney
Chief Executive Officer
Turbidite, Hong Kong SAR China

BG Europe For-Profit

Michael โ€œMikeโ€ Sauer
Vice President Americas
AquaComms Management Limited, Ireland

BG Middle East and Africa For-Profit

Cengiz Oztelcan
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Bridge International, Qatar

BG Oceania For-Profit

Laurie Miller
President & CEO
Southern Cross Cables Ltd., New Zealand

BG Southeast and South Asia For-Profit

Sean Bergin
President & Co-Founder
APTelecom, Cambodia

Continuing and Outgoing Bg Members

Continuing BG members:
Hiroshi Asemi, Bruce Drake, Stephen Ho, Timothy โ€œTimโ€ Logue, Paul McCann, Keith Shaw, Lynn Smullen, Steven Xu Tan, Brian Tellam

Outgoing BG members:
Ahmed El Beheiry, Heather Hudson, Russell Kaurloto, Michael โ€œMikeโ€ Sauer (elected to the BG in 2021 election), Sean Berginย (elected to the BG in 2021 election)

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