Peter Stevenson is the CEO of Managed Data Holdings or MDH, a company he co-founded in 2007 with sector focused private equity investors that are actively engaged in the consolidation of Co-location and Managed Services businesses. Mr. Stevenson also serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Search Force, a growing Search Engine Optimization SaaS company and plays an active role with investors and management in guiding the operational and strategic development of the Company.
Mr. Stevenson has over 24 years of experience in the communications and IT services' industry. His visionary, yet pragmatic business approach, has led to positive growth throughout his career where he encourages an environment of collaboration while setting a high standard for performance within the organization. Prior to founding MDH, Mr. Stevenson was Chief Executive Officer of Globix Corporation, an American Stock Exchange listed company and served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Company. After joining Globix in April 2002, Mr. Stevenson led the transformation of a broken and troubled organization that had just emerged from Chapter 11 into a profitable leading global provider of managed services, co-location, IP infrastructure and fiber network services. The Company completed the sale of its managed services, co-location and IP infrastructure assets in 2006 and its fiber network assets in 2007.
Prior to joining Globix, Mr. Stevenson was a Senior Consultant to Communications Technology Advisors LLC, a restructuring and telecom advisory boutique firm focused on distressed telecommunications companies, where he provided strategic planning, restructuring and overall business counsel to investors and management. From 2003 through 2004, Mr. Stevenson was a Member of the Board of Directors for Focal Communications, a $350 million national CLEC that was sold to Broadwing in 2004. He was also a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Prior to this, Mr. Stevenson was a co-founder of Net Uno, one of the largest cable television, CLEC and Internet Service Providers in Venezuela that he and his partners built both organically and through acquisition. During his tenure with Net Uno, he resided in Venezuela for 2 years. After returning to the U.S. at the end of 2000, he continued to serve as a Strategic Advisor to the Board of Directors through the end of 2001.
Prior to this, Mr. Stevenson was a Partner and Vice President for Wave International, an international telecom investment and management firm focused on developing companies in international markets. Earlier in his career, he spent approximately13 years at Bell Atlantic Corporation in various sales and marketing roles with his last assignment a Managing Director in the Corporate Development Group at Bell Atlantic.
Mr. Stevenson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA.` |