NEW YORK — Australian telecom Telstra announced today the appointment of Steve Mundt (above) as vice-president of enterprise and technology for the Americas, responsible for direct sales and new business development across the region.
Mundt is taking on his new role at “a time when Telstra is investing heavily to grow its network infrastructure and expand its connectivity solutions portfolio in the Americas and in key regions worldwide,” says a press release announcing his promotion.
With more than a decade of experience in telecommunications and global network services, Mundt most recently was global account director for media and technology at Telstra, a role in which he “focused on business development and key account management, designing, coordinating, and implementing large-scale global network infrastructure projects,” according to the release.
“This is an exciting time to be in the telecommunications industry,” Mundt said in the release. “Demand for global network services remains high across enterprise and technology market verticals. Helping organizations scale and adapt the right solution for their unique needs is a challenge we continue to tackle, and Telstra is well-positioned to remain a major player in this space.”
A Silicon Valley native, Mundt “will draw on his diverse background spanning content delivery, gaming, global transport backbone design, global IP transit network development and design, and latency-sensitive network optimization,” the release says.
Before joining Telstra in 2017, Mundt held sales and business development roles at global technology and telecom companies supporting enterprise, cloud and hybrid infrastructure initiatives, according to the release.
“Enterprise network and connectivity requirements today vary greatly based on seasonal surges in traffic, the changing demands of a distributed workforce or any number of factors,” said Noah Drake, Telstra’s president for the Americas.
“There’s no one size that fits all customers, so we need experienced professionals like Steve who are proficient in so many areas of telecommunications and are ready to handle any situation that presents itself.”
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