CAIS Internet Appoints Kevin Brand as Executive Vice President of Operations

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CAIS Internet, a leading broadband access solutions company, has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Kevin Brand as Executive Vice President of Operations. Brand brings 18 years of experience in leading significant projects for AT&T's global IP, voice, and data objectives. He will oversee CAIS provisioning, internal systems integration, network and field operations, and has a proven track record of successfully scaling network operations to support over one million customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kevin Brand joins CAIS Internet as Executive Vice President of Operations, bringing 18 years of experience in leading significant projects for AT&T's global IP, voice, and data objectives.
  • Brand will oversee CAIS provisioning, internal systems integration, network and field operations, and has a proven track record of successfully scaling network operations to support over one million customers.
  • He has led several notable projects, including the Global Venture Network Operations planning team with Worldnet Internet Services, and has experience with AT&T Paradyne, AT&T Business Systems, AT&T Data Systems Group, and AT&T Bell Laboratories divisions.
  • Brand earned an M.S. in operations research from University of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in systems science and mathematics from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
  • CAIS Internet provides customers with comprehensive high speed Internet solutions for apartments, small-to-medium businesses, hotels, airports, travel plazas, cruise ships, and retail stores.
  • The company delivers a cost-effective, easy and convenient Internet experience for customers through its integrated solutions package of innovative network access and technologies, award-winning IPORT software, customer support, portal content, and systems.

Statistics:

  • CAIS Internet has agreements to deliver Internet solutions to over 1.1 million hotel rooms, or 9,000 properties.
  • The company has also made agreements with over 575 apartment communities, or close to 200,000 residences.
  • CAIS Internet is the designated Internet access solution for more than 1.1 million hotel rooms, and has agreements with over 575 apartment communities.
  • CAIS recently unveiled its portal with 110 leading Internet content partners, which will be the widest viewed in the hospitality industry and multifamily or apartment community.

Sources:

  • CAIS Internet, press release, November 22, 1999.
  • "CAIS Appoints Kevin Brand as Executive Vice President of Operations," Business Wire, November 22, 1999.