In his new role, Roy will oversee EarthLink’s wholesale initiatives and will launch the company’s Business Services division.
“Chris has managed and developed wholesale partnerships across technologies, companies, and continents,” said Glenn Goad, CEO at EarthLink.
“As a company that relies on trusted partnerships and the ability to wholesale leading technologies, Chris’ knowledge and experience will be valuable as EarthLink continues to expand in geographies and technologies. Chris will now take the learnings of EarthLink’s past two years of delivering high-speed internet to consumers and make that product available to small businesses across the country.”
Announced earlier this week, Roy stepped down from his 20-year tenure with AT&T, as confirmed via his LinkedIn post. His most recent role was that of vice president – global wholesale solutions and partner exchange.
Other roles for the company included executive leadership in such areas of global public sector, business marketing and operations.
In addition, Roy also serves on the board of The Goodyear Cotton Bowl, The Trident Cup benefitting The Navy Seal Legacy Foundation, and previously the National Association of Counties.
“I’m thrilled to join EarthLink, which I believe is in an exceptional position to expand upon the customer-centric strategies that have led to its historical success,” said Roy. “
As we’ve been reminded this year, connectivity is the lifeblood of small business and EarthLink is in a unique position to serve those needs. I’m honoured to be able to contribute to EarthLink’s extremely bright future and look forward to continued long-term growth.”
