HOUSTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyPort International, Inc., a provider
of advanced, secure broadband IP, voice, video and data transport
communications, has appointed telecommunications leader Roger L. Klotz as
Chief Executive Officer for the company and its parent company, SkyComm
Technologies Corporation.
Klotz will lead the company as it prepares to launch its first teleport
hub in the Houston area serving the energy industry, specifically those in oil
and gas exploration, production, energy management, and power distribution.
SkyPort will also provide services for various companies involved in related
energy support initiatives, government and defense organizations, healthcare
and educational institutions.
"Roger's broad technical background coupled with his global business
experience and leadership made him the perfect fit for the job," said Clarence
G. Marshall, Chairman. "Klotz has a proven track record, and we look to his
expertise to make SkyPort a leading global communications solutions company."
With over 30 years experience in communications, Klotz spent almost 20
years with Nortel Networks in various general management and senior executive
positions with global P&L responsibility, in both Enterprise Networks and
Broadband Carrier Networks.
"SkyPort has assembled a remarkable team," said Klotz. "And together with
this team, we hope to create a new standard of excellence in the delivery of
secure communications services."
Klotz was recently involved with two start-up companies, a communications
investment management company and a Houston-based, Internet auction real
estate company. Klotz holds a degree in Electronic Communication Technology
and served in the USAF.
As the operating subsidiary for SkyComm Technologies Corporation, SkyPort
provides advanced, efficient and secure broadband, IP, data, video and voice
communications services to carriers, businesses and government clients through
end-to-end process automation and rapid, fault-free provisioning. Founded in
1999 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has a highly experienced
management and technical team including communications experts who pioneered
space communications at NASA.
CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) and others hold interests in SkyPort.
CenturyTel, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is the eighth largest local
exchange telephone company, based on access lines, in the United States, with
annual revenues exceeding $1.9 billion and serving customers in 22 states.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Sudkamp,
713-856-7862; 832-722-7862 (mobile)
JLSCommPR@houston.rr.com
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