Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 1999

Kevin O’hara – Level 3 Communications Inc (lvlt)

KEVIN O'HARA is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Level 3 Communications, Inc., responsible for expanding Level 3's presence in the telecommunications industry. Level 3's emphasis is on establishing an end-to-end facility based network optimized for Internet Protocol (IP). Level 3's products and services are targeted at the business community. Prior to joining Level 3, Mr. O'Hara was President and CEO of MFS Global Network Services. GNS was the service area of MFS responsible for planning, development, engineering and operations of all MFS networks and services worldwide. Previously, Mr. O'Hara has held the position of President, MFS Development, and Vice President of Network Services for MFS Telecom. Prior to joining MFS at the end of 1989, Mr. O'Hara held management positions with Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., Omaha, NE for 9 years. In his last position before joining MFS, Mr. O'Hara served as the area manager for Kiewit Network Technologies, Inc. with responsibility for the physical construction of the MFS networks. Mr. O'Hara earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Level 3 -

your history, products, services, customers, those kinds of things,

please.

Mr. O'Hara: Our history is both short and