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About Team — Executive Team
President and CEO
Bruce Chatterley came to the helm of Speakeasy in 2003, leading the company in exciting new directions and doubling its size. It was Chatterley's direction and overall guidance that led Best Buy, Inc. to purchase Speakeasy and begin a mutually beneficial relationship as part of the Best Buy family of businesses.
Chatterley led a series of sweeping strategic shifts, changing the company's focus from providing data connectivity to residential customers to becoming a provider of broadband voice and data communications for small business.
Speakeasy is benefiting from Chatterley's over 20 years of domestic and international high-tech and telecommunications experience. Prior to Speakeasy, he was CEO of ViAir, a Seattle developer of carrier-based mobile messaging software, where he led the company through its 2003 merger with Visto Corp. Earlier, he was president of eServices & Small/Middle Markets for Concur Technologies, a developer of web-based travel and entertainment expense management applications.
Chatterley also held several executive positions with Ameritech Corporation (now SBC), including Chief Consumer Marketing Officer and Vice President of Product Management. Earlier in his career, Chatterley held sales, marketing and business development leadership positions with US West, General Electric and IBM. Chatterley earned his MBA from the Kogod College of Business Administration at American University and his BSBA from Central Michigan University.
Chatterley believes in living Speakeasy's Core Values: a passion for customers; respect for individuals and individuality; and a drive to do the right thing and achieve results.
Chief Operating Officer
Kurt Hoffman brings extensive knowledge in function and process improvements to his position at Speakeasy, having past experience in the areas of customer service and network operations, global deployment, program management, and applications engineering. Kurt joined Speakeasy from iBEAM Broadcasting where, as COO, he integrated a number of acquisitions to the company and facilitated a seamless transition for hundreds of employees and customers. Previously, he built and operated Level 3's ten-city European network as a senior vice president and was one of fifteen Sprint employees selected for an expatriate assignment in Europe to establish Global One—a joint venture between Sprint, France Telecom and Deutsche Telecom. Kurt served as executive director of consumer services responsible for operations and customer/operator services of phone card products in Brussels, and subsequently became the vice president responsible for Global One's field operations worldwide.
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Hyde joins Speakeasy as Chief Financial Officer with more than 25 years of financial expertise with high-growth firms. From 2000 to 2002, he was CFO for Salesforce.com where he was instrumental in creating the startup's infrastructure and securing nearly $50 million in private equity. Prior to this, he oversaw finance and sales for Snap, Inc. during its launch as an independent portal entity (and its spin-off from CNET) and led worldwide strategy development for MiTek, Inc. Andrew began his career with General Electric, eventually managing finance for the company's Lighting Systems division. He has been President of the San Francisco Chapter of Financial Executives International and holds an Executive MBA from Columbia University.
Chief Marketing Officer
Ginny Hutchinson is an inspirational leader who has successfully led companies through dramatic growth and rapid change in large and small corporate environments. She has chief marketing officer experience in both the telecom and technology sectors in the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, Ginny was the CMO of Travelport, A Cendant Company, a corporate travel solutions company used by 60 of the Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting and Nike. Prior to joining Travelport, she was chief marketing officer for iobox, a pioneering mobile entertainment company offering mobile content and services across Europe. Ginny created a recognized brand, exceptional customer experience and broad distribution which ultimately led to the company sale to Telefoncia Group for over $200 million. She spent 6 years at US WEST Cellular/AirTouch in a variety of marketing, sales, and strategic marketing assignments. While at iobox, Ginny's wireless company was honored by Red Herring 100, as "The Most Important Companies in the World." Ginny serves on a number of boards, both business and non-profit and holds a BA from the University of Washington. She has also attended executive management training at Wharton School of Business.
Vice President of Sales
Chris Gellos is a seasoned, experienced leader with an established track record for building high performing sales organizations. As Vice President of Sales, Chris oversees the growth and performance of the Direct, Channel and dedicated Best Buy For Business sales teams within Speakeasy and is responsible for the strategic direction of the sales organization. Prior to Speakeasy, Chris began his 18 year career in telecommunications at AT&T and went on to serve in a variety of management positions within the telecommunications industry for companies including Qwest, Electric Lightwave/Citizens Communications and Line One. Chris served six years as President of Line One, a regional Interconnect company providing telephone systems to businesses in the Pacific NorthWest and three years serving as General Manager of Arizona for Electric Lightwave's 28M operating division in Arizona. Chris joined Speakeasy in 2006.
Vice President of Customer Service
Michael Czerwinski is an experienced operations leader with a proven track record of delivering on customer satisfaction and efficiency goals. His skills in strategic process and system design have improved service delivery and supported organizational growth for numerous technology and telecommunications companies. Most recently, Michael served as Senior Director of Call Centers for GTECH Corporation, a leading gaming technology company. Prior to this experience, Michael held a series of leadership positions with Equinix, a leading provider of network-neutral collocation and internet peering. He has also managed customer care and directed operations for Global One Communications, and he had great success as a leader of Sprint Corporation Call Center operations and support services. Michael holds a degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Feel free to contact the Speakeasy management team via email at exec@speakeasy.net.