(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Forging greater community ties, co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of data center operator and managed services provider Peak 10 (www.peak10.com), David Jones, has been named the 2009 Chair of the North Carolina Technology Association (www.nctechnology.org), a technology advocacy group and forum for technological discussion among the state’s foremost technology professionals.
“As a well respected business and technology leader, David understands the drive and determination necessary to lead an organization in an industry that thrives on innovation,” NCTA president and CEO Brooks Raiford said in a statement. “I look forward to collaborating with David and using his experience to help guide and further shape North Carolina’s technology community.”
Jones will be on the board alongside other distinguished board members including Microsoft senior director Anne McClelland, and Nortel community and government relations manager Edgar D Murphy III. Jones had previously served as NCTA’s vice chair in 2008 and is the organization’s first chairman from Charlotte.
“A few of my goals as NCTA’s chair in 2009 are to increase awareness and visibility of the state’s growing technology communities, drive NCTA’s focus on green technology initiatives and expand our Women in Information Science and Engineering programs in addition to NCTA’s longstanding leadership in government relations, knowledge workforce and STEM initiatives,” Jones said in a statement.
“Drawing from the wisdom and experience of NCTA’s member network, we will work to expand our statewide membership base, member value and encourage growth for an industry that is vital to the stability, integrity and growth of North Carolina’s economy.”
With a quarter century of executive leadership experience in sales, marketing and operations with GTE (Verizon), Telecom USA, MCI and ITC Holding Company, Jones has many outside interests including outdoor fitness, cycling and running, having ran a number of marathons. He also currently owns a bicycle business and sponsors two professional racing teams.
Peak 10 owns and operates state-of-the-art data centers in nine markets including Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; and Richmond, Virginia. Less than a year ago, it was able to provide IT services for food outlet chain Flash Foods (www.flashfoods.com) shortly after opening its second Jacksonville data center.
Building strong regional ties has been important for Peak 10, which, in July 2008, announced an expansion of a mutli-million dollar services agreement with networking solutions provider tw telecom (www.twtelecom.com), enabling tw telecom to deliver ethernet services through Peak 10′s Cincinnati data center.
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