Management movement fever
April 18, 2006 - 10:16am In: Chutes & Ladders

There seems to be a flurry of movement of late in the management strata of VoIP-related companies. Last week Nortel named IBM executive Dietmar Wendt as president of global services. This week Nortel announced another IBM executive, Lauren Flaherty, is joining the company as chief marketing officer. UTStarcom EVP and COO Mike Sophie has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Meanwhile, Viseon, a developer and manufacturer of patented personal broadband communications solutions, is searching for a CEO to manage expected sales growth. Also, Vistula Communications Services, a provider of hosted, managed VoIP services, has appointed Keith Markley as CEO. This suggests that the VoIP industry itself is undergoing a transition. These moves, if they play out right, should help the industry make a needed transition to value-added services.