Please join PTC in congratulating the following members who have been elected to seats on the 2025 PTC Board of Governors (BG) and Advisory Council (AC).

Newly elected BG members will begin their terms on 18 January 2025. Newly elected AC members will begin their terms on 19 January 2025. They will officially kick off their positions at the first official 2025 BG and AC meetings during PTC’25.
Mahalo to all of the candidates and voting members who participated in this year’s election. Your active participation ensures PTC’s continued success.
PTC also sends a warm aloha to outgoing members of the BG and AC for their service to our organization.
Newly-Elected BG Members
BG Oceania For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer, Southern Cross Cables Limited, New Zealand
BG Southeast and South Asia For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer, Telstra International, Singapore
BG Asia For-Profit
Founder and Chairman, Asian Century Equity, Hong Kong SAR China
BG North America For-Profit
Principal, TJLNova Consulting, USA
BG Middle East And Africa For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Bridge International, Qatar
Continuing and Outgoing BG Members
Continuing BG members:
- Paul Abfalter
- Tito Costa
- Heather Hudson
- Paul McCann
- Isabelle Paradis
- Robert Pepper
- Masaaki Sakamaki
- Lynn Smullen
- Brian Tellam
Outgoing BG members:
- Sean Bergin
- Michael “Mike” Sauer
Newly-Elected AC Members
AC Oceania For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer, Pair Recruitment Ltd., New Zealand
AC East Asia For-Profit
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zenlayer, Hong Kong SAR China
AC North America For-Profit
Chief Growth Officer, Bankai Group, USA
AC North America For-Profit
SVP – Marketing, Infinera, USA
AC North America For-Profit
Chief Executive Officer, EdgeComms, LLC, USA
AC North America For-Profit
Vice President – Regional Construction, Prime Data Centers, USA
AC Europe For-Profit
Managing Director, kawikani GmbH & Co KG, Germany
AC Europe For-Profit
Senior Lead of Strategy & Innovation, Colt Technology Services, United Kingdom
AC Southeast And South Asia For-Profit
Executive Vice President – Sales Asia, Xenith IG, Singapore
AC Global Non-Profit
[Individual Member], USA
AC Global Non-Profit
Associate Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations, University of Southern California, USA
AC Central and South America For-Profit
Chief Technology Officer, Scala Data Centers, Brazil
AC Southeast and South Asia For-Profit
Executive Vice President – Sales Asia, Xenith IG, Singapore
AC Global Non-Profit
[Individual Member], USA
Continuing and Outgoing AC Members
Continuing AC members:
- Naaz Bax
- Linda Cham
- Ricky Chau
- Robert Crinks
- Mohamed Elagazy
- Faye Henris
- Amar Khan
- Gary Kim
- Yali Liu
- Genevieve Maltais-Boisvert
- David MBA
- Michael McHale
- Robert Mitchell
- Emily Newman
- Vivien Paris
- Stacie Pascale
- Diego Riccardo Teot
- J. S. Solomon
- Andrew Tierney
Outgoing AC members:
- Brandon Amber
- Thomas Cooper
- Mark Dando
- Heng Lu
- Patricia Paoletta