Howard Janzen Biography and Net Worth

Howard E. Janzen has served on our board of directors since May 2007 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee. From May 2012 to December 2016, Mr. Janzen served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and from December 2016 to January 2018 as Executive Chairman of CoolPlanet Energy Systems, a clean energy technology company. From March 2007 through April 2011, Mr. Janzen served as the Chief Executive Officer of One Communications Corporation, a supplier of integrated advanced telecommunications solutions to business. From January 2004 to September 2005, Mr. Janzen served as president of Sprint Business Solutions, the business unit serving Sprint Corporation's business customer base. From May 2003 to January 2004, he was president of Sprint Corporation's Global Markets Group responsible for Sprint's Long Distance business. From 1994 until October 2002, Mr. Janzen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams Communications Group, Inc., a network solutions provider; and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2001. Mr. Janzen currently serves on the board of directors for Cool Planet Energy Systems, Global Telecom & Technology, Inc., and Bye Aerospace, Inc. Mr. Janzen also served on the board of directors of Sonus Networks, Inc from January 2006 to October 2017 and MacroSolve, Inc. from April 2006 to May 2012. Mr. Janzen earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and completed the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development. Janzen serves as a board member for a number of non-profit organizations and is a Commissioner and Chairman Emeritus of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC).