Chris Bantoft serves as President, West Region, and is responsible for managing the Region's P&L, direct sales, agent sales, account development, customer network design and service engineering. Mr. Bantoft previously served PAETEC as Executive Vice President for Alternate Channels, and he continues functional leadership of Agent Channel sales nationwide.
Mr. Bantoft holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from London University. Mr. Bantoft's career spans more than 35 years of international business management. Prior to joining PAETEC, Mr. Bantoft served as Chief Executive Officer for ACC Telecom Europe, where, in a span of four years, he developed an entrepreneurial startup business into a $140 million enterprise with 350 employees. Mr. Bantoft also architected the international expansion of ACC Telecom into Germany, and brokered the successful sale of the business. Prior to his tenure at ACC Telecom, Mr. Bantoft's career encompassed industries from consumer goods to office systems. His first role in the telecommunications industry was as Managing Director of Alcatel Business Systems in the United Kingdom. |