SYNIVERSE - Key Persons
Ameet joined Twilio in August 2018 and currently serves as Senior Director of Corporate Development where he is responsible for mergers & acquisitions and strategy. Mr. Rathod has executed numerous telecom related transactions while at Twilio. Mr. Rathod brings well over a decade of transaction and strategy experience as a member of the corporate development team at GlobalFoundries and as an investment banker advising technology and healthcare clients at Wedbush Securities, Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche Bank. Mr. Rathod is a graduate of UC Berkeley where he received a B.A. in Economics.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
Before joining Syniverse as CFAO in June 2020, Andrew Davies served as the CFO of Sprint Corporation from July 2018 until the closing of its merger with T-Mobile USA. Before that, he spent four years serving as Group CFO for Amsterdam-based VEON. Prior to joining VEON, Mr. Davies spent more than a decade with Vodafone Group holding CFO positions in Japan, Turkey, and India, before being named CFO of Verizon Wireless in the U.S., which at the time was a joint venture between Vodafone and Verizon Communications. He started his career with KPMG in Wales before serving in senior finance roles with GE, Honeywell, and the Caudwell Group in both the U.K. and the U.S. Mr. Davies graduated with an honors degree in mathematics from London's Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, is an Associate of the Royal College of Science, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He serves on the CTIA Board of Directors. Additionally, Mr. Davies is a Wall Street Journal CEO Council member.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- EVP
Bill Sansalone leads Syniverse's global financial operations, including Business Performance, Reporting and Controls, Strategic Sourcing, Audit and Tax, and Strategy functions. Bill is a seasoned financial executive with considerable telecommunications experience. Bill spent the majority of his career with Verizon, starting in 1984. Bill progressively advanced in his career through the leadership ranks at Verizon in both the Wireless Division and Consumer Group, a division that provides consumer-focused wireless and wireline communication products and services. In his last role at Verizon, Bill was VP Field Finance Operations for the Verizon Consumer Group. In his role, he led all consumer channel financial planning and sales channel analysis, sales quota setting, third-party agent compensation, and customer services financial support. His prior roles within the Wireless division, include VP Field Finance Operations; Vice President, Commercial Finance; VP and Controller, Area CFO, and others. Bill has an MBA in Finance and Economics from the University of South Florida, he's a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of multiple financial industry associations, including FICPA and AICPA.
Appointed to the Syniverse Board of Directors in 2016, Dan Mead previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Wireless until his announced retirement, following 37 years with the company.
Mead is one of the founding senior executives of Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless company in the United States. As President and Chief Executive Officer, he had responsibility for the company's growth, financial performance, and public policy advocacy. Mead has also held several senior positions in Verizon's parent company, including President and CEO of its FiOS and wireline operations nationwide.
Mead was a member of the Verizon Foundation Board, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of CTIA, the wireless industry's national trade organization, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University. He also serves on the board of directors for Terrestar.
Mead earned an MBA and a bachelor's degree in Quantitative Business Analysis and Finance from Penn State University. An Alumni Fellow, Mead received the Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given to a graduate by the University.
Harry Patz, Jr. leads Syniverse's go-to-market functions across all verticals and segments, including sales, product marketing and brand, customer success, go-to-market strategy, pre-sales, professional services, and business development. Mr. Patz is a general manager and global business growth executive with 25 years of experience in the technology, telecom, and media industries. He brings extensive experience in strategy, sales and marketing, business development, and operations to his role. Mr. Patz has a proven track record for entering new market sectors, reinventing business models, and transforming organizations.
Most recently, Mr. Patz served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Display Division at Samsung Electronics America. In his role, he was responsible for sales, customer relationships, product marketing, business development, and channel for a large portfolio of products, such as digital signage and integrated software and solutions across multiple industries. Notably, he also spent twenty years at Microsoft Corporation, more recently as Partner and Vice President of the Communications Sector in North America.
Mr. Patz holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from Boston College.
James A. Attwood, Jr. serves as Executive Chairman of Syniverse. He is a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, whose Carlyle Partners V L.P. fund acquired a controlling stake in Syniverse in 2011. Since joining Carlyle in November 2000, Attwood has played a key role in leading the firm's investment activity in the global telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) industries. Since 2001, Carlyle has committed more than $20 billion of equity to TMT investments globally. In addition to Syniverse, Attwood serves as a member of the boards of Nielsen and CoreSite Realty. Prior to joining Carlyle, Attwood served as Executive Vice President for Strategy, Development and Planning at Verizon Communications, Inc. At Verizon (and GTE prior to that), he was responsible for the oversight of all strategic planning, alliances, ventures, corporate strategy, development and M&A activities. Prior to his four years at Verizon and GTE, Attwood served as an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. for 11 years, working in both the New York and Tokyo offices. Attwood graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a BA in applied mathematics and an MA in statistics. He received JD and MBA degrees from Harvard University.
Jason joined Twilio in 2020 and currently holds the position of SVP & CFO, Twilio Communications. Prior to his current role, Jason served as SVP of Finance and GTM Operations for the Twilio Data & Applications (TDA) business unit, and also served as the VP of GTM Finance at Twilio, overseeing financial aspects related to sales, support, services, partners, marketing, and GTM operations.
John Wick serves as Chief Product Officer and is responsible for the company's global product portfolio, including product strategy, research and development, product management, and implementation. Previously, he was Syniverse's Chief Technology officer overseeing technologies for its Carrier and Enterprise business units and Syniverse's information technologies. During his career at Syniverse, Mr. Wick has been instrumental in the development and success of core products such as Syniverse Secure Global Access, IPX, messaging, and multiple 3G, 4G, and 5G signaling solutions. Mr. Wick joined Syniverse in 1993 and was initially responsible for managing the network operations department. He has held management positions in operations, research and development, technology, business development, and product management groups. Prior to joining Syniverse, Mr. Wick was a systems integrator with Verizon and, earlier, an electronic communications and switching systems technician for the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Wick graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in business from Nova Southeastern University. He also holds an associate degree in electronic engineering technology from the Community College of the Air Force and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Mr. Wick currently represents Syniverse on the board of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) and the Executive Advisory Board of the Innovative Operators (IO) association.
Job Titles:
- Director
- President and Chief Executive Officer of 2BPartners
Mr. Beebe has served as a director of Syniverse since January 2011. In 2007, Mr. Beebe became the President and Chief Executive Officer of 2BPartners, LLC, a partnership that provides strategic, financial, and operational advice to private equity investors and management, and in 2014 Mr. Beebe became a founding partner of Astra Capital Management, a private equity firm in Washington, D.C. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Beebe was Group President of Operations at Alltel Corporation, a telecommunications services company. Prior to joining Alltel, Mr. Beebe served as Executive Vice President of Operations at 360°Communications Co., a wireless communications company, from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Beebe also held numerous positions of increasing responsibility at Sprint Corporation, a telecommunications service company, including Vice President of Operations, from 1984 to 1995. Mr. Beebe graduated with honors from Kutztown University in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in economics and received a master's degree in economics from Bowling Green University in 1982. Mr. Beebe currently serves as a member of the board of directors of SBA Communications Corporation, a wireless infrastructure company; Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a provider of semiconductors; and Frontier Communications Corporation, a telecommunications provider. Until 2019, Mr. Beebe served on the board of directors of NII Holdings, Inc, a telecommunications company.
Job Titles:
- EVP and Chief Customer and Operations Officer
Leigh Ann Polverelli oversees Syniverse's global customer support and operations, which is structured to exceed customers' service needs with 24/7 support through in-region technical expertise, standardized solutions, and broad knowledge of business needs in each market served by Syniverse. With more than 30 years of experience in the telecom industry, Ms. Polverelli's career has encompassed several senior customer support and operations positions over 19 years at Syniverse. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and an MBA from Simmons College.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- EVP
Job Titles:
- EVP and Chief Technology and Information Officer