Leadership Executive Team Patrick Shutt Chief Executive Officer and Director Patrick has over 20 years of leadership experience in the technology industry. Previously, Patrick co-founded and served as CEO for Universal Access, growing the company from a startup to a $144 million run rate, and eventually taking the company public in 2000. He then founded 20/20 Technologies, which after multiple acquisitions became Global Capacity. Patrick holds a BA and an MBA from Wagner College. Grant Kirkwood Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder and Director A serial entrepreneur by trade with over 21 years of experience, Grant is a technologist at heart. He most recently served as the CTO at PacketExchange, a London-based global telecommunications firm. Grant was previously the founder and CEO of Mzima Networks, an Internet service provider that grew to over 40 points of presence around the world, and the CTO of Netixs, a managed hosting service provider. Farrah Kashef VP of Business Development and Co-Founder Farrah has nearly two decades of IT experience, primarily in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Unitas Global, Farrah held senior level roles in business development and management at several startups, such as Mzima Networks, and Fortune 500 and multinational corporations such as PacketExchange, GTT, Arbinet, and NTT/VERIO. Farrah holds a BA in management information systems from California State University, Fullerton. Bob Pollan Chief Strategy Officer Bob has over 25 years of global investing and operating experience. He has held senior executive and board positions at GE Capital, Internet Capital Group, Universal Access, ICG Commerce, Mobility Technologies, and Global Capacity. His early career included technical and marketing positions at Texas Instruments and GE. Bob earned his MBA at Harvard, and engineering and finance degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. Mary Stanhope Chief Marketing Officer Mary has over 25 years of experience developing and executing multi-channel go-to market, customer acquisition, and product strategies. She has held product and marketing positions at Global Capacity, Sidera Networks, Atos Origin and SchlumbergerSema. Mary is recognized as a CRN Top Women in the Channel and was named to the 2021 Power 50 list. She holds a BA from Syracuse University and professional graduate certificates from Harvard and MIT. Andrea Hopkins SVP, Corporate Controller Andrea has 15+ years of experience in the telecom industry, and has held roles of increasing responsibility in such areas as accounting leadership, systems implementation, tax compliance, and treasury. She previously served as Controller at Lincoln Clean Energy, and assisted with their sale to Orsted, a multi-national energy company. Andrea is a certified public accountant. She graduated from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. Sharon Benor VP Human Resources Sharon has worked in human resources for over 20 years in a variety of industries. She is passionate about collaborating to find unique and creative solutions to drive strong company cultures and meet company goals. Sharon received her BS in Public Policy from Indiana University and Master of Public Administration from University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a Senior Certified Human Resources Professional and a Certified Executive Coach. Mary Ann Rose SVP Strategic Partnerships Mary Ann has 15+ years of experience in sales and sales leadership positions in the telecommunications industry. With passion and drive, Mary Ann propels the business development activity at Unitas for clients seeking network connectivity and customer software applications. She received her BA from Missouri State University. In 2021, Mary Ann was recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. Nigel Meacham Managing Director, Europe Nigel Meacham has spent his career in network optimisation and audit, focusing on local access pricing. Nigel co-founded SNI, a network optimisation business, before co-founding Magenta netLogic in 1998. At Magenta, he led sales, winning two UK Government export achievement awards for supplying global access pricing tools to more than 30 telecoms operators. Magenta was acquired in 2004 by 20-20 Technologies. Nigel has a BA in Business Studies and resides in North West England. + Leadership Team + Board of Directors Services Connectivity Cloud Infrastructure Managed Services Partners Outcomes Accelerate Your Cloud Journey Modernize Your Connectivity Reducing Network Costs Cloud-Enable Your Infrastructure About Us Why Unitas Customer Stories In The News Blog Careers Leadership Contact Us +1 844 864 8271 910 W Van Buren St Suite 610 Chicago, IL 60607 Privacy Policy | Acceptable Use Policy | Supplier Data Security Addendum | Data Security Addendum Copyright 2021 © All rights Reserved.