CommScope Holding Co., Inc., has named Jeff White as chief commercial officer. White will join the company on June 1, 2020, based at the company’s Hickory, NC, headquarters. He will oversee CommScope’s sales and marketing operations, which includes more than 2,000 employees working in direct and indirect sales, sales enablement and marketing.
White will join CommScope after serving as chief customer officer of Here Technologies, a location services platform company. He has prior experience as chief revenue officer for Syniverse and Extreme Networks as well as various executive roles with Cisco Systems, including senior vice president/president of India - Bangalore. Overall White has nearly 30 years of experience in network technology industries, says CommScope.
“CommScope is reaching more service provider and enterprise customers than ever as we build upon our long-term sales and partner relationships,” said CommScope President and CEO Eddie Edwards. “Jeff’s proven record of leading companies to growth and his diverse channel experience across geographies, industries and business models will be strong assets for the company.”
“The roles of communication networks are more critical than ever today as the world seeks information, connection and entertainment in the midst of a pandemic and as we reimage what we need for the future,” said White. “My role is to ensure CommScope is aligned to what our customers—across the telecom, service provider, data center, cloud/hyperscale, and enterprise segments—need today and on the evolution to their next generations of technology.”
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