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Bill LaPerch Joins Global Capacity Board
January 2015 by Marc Jacob
Global Capacity announces the appointment of Bill LaPerch, former Chief Executive Officer of
AboveNet, to the Global Capacity Board
[http://www.globalcapacity.com/company/board-members]. In this new capacity, Mr.
LaPerch will provide strategic guidance to the Company as it continues to drive
innovation in the global data connectivity market.
An accomplished industry veteran, Mr. LaPerch brings to Global Capacity’s Board over
30 years of executive and Board leadership experience in the telecommunications and
technology industry. Mr. LaPerch is the former President and Chief Executive
Officer of AboveNet Communications, Inc., where he successfully transformed the
company into a profitable and recognized leader in optical connectivity solutions
for Fortune 1,000 companies. Mr. LaPerch currently serves on the Boards of
Windstream Communications, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Imation Corp. He also
serves as an advisor to FirstLight Fiber and Cross River Fiber, both privately held
companies. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Mr. LaPerch also
holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University.
