IP network services provider NTT America has announced the appointment of Doug Junkins as the company’s chief technology officer. Mr. Junkins will succeed Kazuhiro Gomi who was named COO of NTT America in June 2009.
In his new role, Mr. Junkins will be responsible for the company’s technology procurement strategy and vendor selection, industry relations and standardisation efforts, and overall product portfolio coordination across both the Global IP Network and Enterprise Solutions business units of NTT. In addition, he will continue to serve as vice president of IP development for the Global IP Network business unit, overseeing network architecture, tool development and peering relations.
Kazuhiro Gomi, COO of NTT America, said: “Doug has been at the core of our technology efforts and assessments for well over a decade. The wealth of experience that he brings to the table ensures that NTT has the best leadership to drive the growth of our business in the upcoming years.”
Doug Junkins, CTO, said: “I look forward to the challenges brought on by this position. NTT Communications is one of the world’s foremost information communications technology providers, and maintaining a strong technology lead in expansion of the NTT Communications, expanding our Tier-3 class datacentres, as well as continuing to make other high quality network investments, is instrumental to our future success.”
