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John F. Cassidy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Bell Inc. He reports directly to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Cassidy is responsible for developing establishing and executing the company's strategic and operational plans for all Cincinnati Bell companies including Cincinnati Bell Wireless Cincinnati Bell Telephone Cincinnati Bell Entertainment Cincinnati Bell Any Distance and Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions.
Previously Mr. Cassidy served as President and COO of the local Cincinnati Bell operations. As President of Cincinnati Bell Wireless he led the nation's most successful PCS business and later the nation's most successful prepaid PCS business branded i-wireless.
Prior to launching Cincinnati Bell Wireless Mr. Cassidy served as Vice President of Sales for Cantel Canada's largest cellular provider. He joined Cantel after holding the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ericsson Communication's mobile handset business where he was responsible for the brand's introduction in North America. Mr. Cassidy was formerly Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the General Electric cellular phone business.
After attending Cleveland State University's Management and Labor Relations program Mr. Cassidy also served in executive-level positions in Labor Relations and Human Resources for TransOhio Savings Bank and the Cleveland Press.
Beyond his work in the telecommunications industry Mr. Cassidy is also an active member of the community. He serves on the boards of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Children's Home of Cincinnati Cincinnati Museum Center DaytaOhio the Boomer Esiason Foundation and is the past chair of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce's Regional Technology Initiative. Mr. Cassidy has been honored as the Personal Communications Industry Association's (PCIA) Distinguished Corporate Citizen the Boomer Esiason Foundation's Man of the Year and the Cincinnati Friars Club's Man of the Year. He also has been awarded the NAACP's Wright Overstreet Award for Education the Cincinnati School Board's "Making A Difference" award and Clay Pigeon Magazine's Shooting Sportsman of the Year award for 2003. | 