Lingo Communications, an international cloud/UC and managed service provider, announced that it has recently experienced rapid growth in the adoption of its cloud/unified communications (UC) business services and carrier wholesale services. To best support the growth, the company has enhanced its leadership structure, including adding one person to the executive team.
Joseph Haines, a telecom veteran operator with more than 35 years of experience as an executive officer at well-regarded telecom companies, has been named Vice President Operations of Lingo. In this role, Haines will manage the engineering, information technology and billing operations.
Haines most recently served as SVP Operations for a large national telecom/cloud service provider that serves the business community. Earlier in his career, he had leadership roles in facilities-based competitive telecom providers as well as incumbent telecom providers.
Additionally, Lingo announced:
- Chris Ramsey, who has been part of the executive team since 2018, takes on the expanded mantle of VP Sales & Marketing.
- Jason Welch, who has been part of the executive team since 2015, takes on expanded duties of carrier services, which include carrier and CPaaS services.
- Grant Williams, who has also been part of the executive team since 2018 takes, on the expanded mantle of VP Client Services, which includes customer care and service delivery.
- Bill Morris, who was previously announced as Lingo’s new CFO, is also taking on the expanded role of managing Legal & Regulatory, Human Resource and Office Facilities functions.