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Mr. Scott holds two senior executive titles at XO Communications and is currently responsible for XO's strategic business units and XO's national real estate portfolio. As Group President/CEO of XO One, XO Hosting and XO Interactive, Ron is charged with growing revenue profitably and strategically positioning these business units to maximize XO's core customer value proposition. Ron is also Senior Vice President of Real Estate responsible for managing XO's national real estate portfolio which includes building access and all company lease obligations.
Mr. Scott has over 20 years experience in the telecommunication services industry. Prior to joining XO, Ron co-founded Access Communications with the Trammell Crow family in Dallas, Texas. Access was a pioneer telecommunications startup that provided bundled telecommunication services to tenants in upscale commercial office properties. As President and CEO of Access Telecommunication Group, L.P., Ron spent 10 years growing this startup and ultimately led the transaction to sell the company to Shared Technologies. Upon the sale of his company, Ron served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Shared Technologies in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Prior to Mr. Scott's startup at Access, Ron held executive positions and led sales and marketing efforts in the cable industry. He was National Sales VP for CCX, Inc., a cable and connector manufacturer. Ron also spent several years as Director of Marketing and Sales for United Cable Television and Director of Sales for Cox Cable.
Mr. Scott was formerly on the Board of Directors for North American Telecommunication Association. In 1992 and 1993, Mr. Scott was recognized by the Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business as CEO of the 11th and 25th fastest growing privately held company in the Dallas metropolitan area. Mr. Scott has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of North Texas. Ron and his wife, Harriett, currently reside in Highland Park, Texas. | 