C Spire, a telecommunications and technology services company, announced leadership changes in its Alabama region Tuesday.
A majority of the leadership changes incorporate numerous senior leaders from Troy Cable, which was acquired by C Spire in December 2021.
Ben Moncrief, C Spire’s executive vice president for Alabama, said the company’s new Yellowhammer State leaders “excel in their respective areas and contribute a wealth of knowledge and experience that will further the mission and growth of our company.”
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Jake Cowen
Cowen, a certified public accountant, has been tapped to serve as senior vice president and general manager for home fiber at C Spire. He holds more than 20 years of experience overseeing daily operations, implementing growth strategies to increase revenue and creating company budgets.
Previously, Cowen served as chief financial officer for Troy Cable. At his prior company, he ensured compliance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, which was $32 million in value and closed in 2014.
Chad Copeland
Copeland will serve as vice president of home services in the Alabama region. The role will see him be responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the daily operations of construction, mapping, permitting, damage prevention and property used for the multi-county fiber network.
Additionally, Copeland has extensive experience recruiting and managing numerous construction crews, subcontractors, and administrative personnel. He previously served as construction manager/outside plant engineer for Troy Cable.
Conley Freeman
Freeman will serve as C Spire’s senior vice president of network architecture and research. His responsibilities will include leading engineering teams, customer care and establishing technical vision and direction for the company.
Freeman’s engineering team ensures products and services delivered exceed service-level agreements and have a high uptime achieving 99.99% of core infrastructure and voice products, according to C Spire.
In the last two years, Freeman’s Troy Cable team has implemented a demand aggregation tool for focusing on building areas with high demand exceeding 70% penetration on new areas.
Pamela Parker
Parker will serve as the senior manager of technical purchasing at C Spire. She is responsible for ensuring purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs for price, quality, and delivery across the company.
Parker also provides detailed metrics and analysis necessary to support business operations, ensures procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications, prepares cost estimates and manages budgets.
Philip McKibben
McKibben has been named regional vice president, Alabama for C Spire Business. With more than 23 years of experience in sales, he is responsible for growing market share with direct sales team members and increasing customer retention in the Alabama and Florida areas.
Prior to this role, McKibben was a director of sales, national channel manager, area sales manager and senior sales executive at C Spire.
Dylan Smith is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
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