Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 1999
D. CRAIG YOUNG was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of
MetroNet from February 1998. He was previously President and Chief
Operating Officer of Brooks Fiber Properties (now Brooks WorldCom), one
of North Americas largest competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC). He
brings eighteen years experience as an entrepreneur and senior manager
in the telecommunications industry and has been in both the CLEC and
incumbent Bell Company businesses, in operations, sales, and financial
management. Prior to joining Brooks, he served as Vice President Sales
Operations or Ameritech with full P&L responsibility for that company's
200 largest business customers. He also held positions as Vice President
Sales and Service for US WEST Communications large business and
government services division, Vice President/General Manager of US West
Information Systems, and President of Executone Information Systems. Mr.
Young holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from California
State University. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of MetroNet - your history, services,customers, those kinds of things?
Mr. Young: MetroNet is a facilities-based CLEC in Canada. We have kind
of a unique