Cloud services provider RapidScale has hired channel vet Jerry Tedino as vice president of channel sales for the East region. The company said that the hire signifies a growth plan for RapidScale that will further expand throughout the U.S. in 2014.
Tedino previously served as vice president and general manager of channel sales at Windstream Communications, and was formerly at PAETEC Communications, where he was a co-founder. In all, he spent 13 years in channel management.
There’s history here: Randy Jeter, founder and CEO of RapidScale, was a former senior channel manager of PAETEC for seven years.
“PAETEC always hired the best people,” said Arunas Chesonis, former chairman and CEO at PAETEC and chairman and CEO of Sweetwater Energy. “We sought those employees with great moral character, work ethic and team spirit. More often than not, we found those special people who care and those who value human relationships above everything else, relationships in the workplace, with customers, in the community and at home. No one better epitomized our mission statement than Jerry Tedino. This fact is best exemplified when I chose him to receive PAETEC’s most prestigious award, The Lifetime Achievement in 2008.”
Mr. Tedino has also held management roles with ACC Telecom, RCI, Cable & Wireless and Sprint. He serves on the board of The Friends of Rigby Foundation, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Fairfield University.
