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ATIS Re-Elects Board of Directors Officers to their Leadership Positions; Names New Class C Directors

ATIS Re-Elects Board of Directors Officers to their Leadership Positions; Names New Class C Directors

WASHINGTON, DC – ATIS today announced the results of its elections for its Board of Directors’ officers and Class C members.  ATIS’ Board of Directors, brings together executives from the leading ICT companies to set the organization’s strategic, technical and operational direction.

ATIS reelected the following Board Officers: Chair – Yigal Elbaz, Senior Vice President, Network Chief Technical Officer, AT&T Services, Inc.; First Vice Chair – Sanjay Udani, Vice President, Technology Policy, Verizon; Second Vice Chair – Narothum Saxena, Vice President, Technology Strategy & Architecture, US Cellular; Secretary – Karri Kuoppamaki, Senior Vice President, Network Technology Development and Strategy, T-Mobile USA; and Treasurer – Stephen Alexander, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Ciena. The terms for these positions will begin January 1, 2024, and end December 31, 2025.

Further, Chris Drake, Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, iconectiv has been reelected chair of ATIS Technology and Operations Council.

The following Class C Representatives have been selected to serve two-year terms on the ATIS Board: David Casem, Chief Executive Officer, Telnyx; Lisa Marie Maxson, Chief Executive Officer, 10x People, LLC; Christian Militeau – Head of Product, Global Emergency Services, Bandwidth, Inc. Their terms begin on January 1, 2024, and end on December 31, 2025.

“Our Board members’ leadership helps ATIS remain a vibrant member-driven organization,” said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller. “We look forward to their continued contributions toward ATIS advancing our industry’s transformation.”

The elections took place at the ATIS Board of Directors’ Meeting and Meeting of the ATIS Members, held in November in Washington, DC.

Learn more about the ATIS Board of Directors.

Marcella Wolfe, Manager – Public Relations and Marketing Communications, ATIS

About ATIS

As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry's business priorities. Our Next G Alliance is building the foundation for North American leadership in 6G and beyond. ATIS' 165 member companies are also currently working to address 5G, illegal robocall mitigation, quantum computing, artificial intelligence-enabled networks, identity and privacy, distributed ledger/blockchain technology, cybersecurity, IoT, emergency services, quality of service, billing support, operations and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open-source solutions and interoperability testing.

ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit www.atis.org. Follow ATIS on LinkedIn.

Media Contact:

Marcella Wolfe
Manager, Public Relations & Marketing Communications
202-434-8851
mwolfe@atis.org