Mitel announces its enhanced Board of Directors chaired by Tony Abate

– CANADA, Ottawa –  Mitel, a global leader in business communications, announced its new Board of Directors, led by Tony Abate as Chair. Following the company’s successful financial restructuring, the newly appointed board will provide strategic direction as Mitel implements its strategy to meet the rising demand for hybrid communications and drive long-term, sustainable growth.

  • Tony Abate – Chairman of GTT Communications and Tacora Resources; 35-year veteran in scaling infrastructure, software, and technology platforms
  • Marc Lefar – Former CEO of Vonage and RentPath; CMO of Cingular Wireless (AT&T); Former Director of IPC Systems, cxLoyalty, and ClassPass; track record of steering companies through strategic pivots, scaling businesses, and advising leadership teams
  • Marika Lulay – Current director at Aareal Bank, EnBW, and FAZ GmbH; former CEO of GFT Technologies SE; recognized leader in enterprise digital transformation.n
  • Mike Robinson – Former CEO of Sungard AS, Former CEO of Broadview Networks, Former CFO of US LEC, and Chairman of Everstream Solutions; proven leader of global infrastructure businesses, driving growth and large-scale transformations
  • Carl Wiese – Former CRO of HP/Poly and President, Global Sales & Service of Blackberry; decades of global go-to-market leadership in unified communications

These seasoned industry veterans joined directors, Tarun Loomba, Mitel’s President & CEO, and Peter Wollman, Portfolio Manager for Invesco’s Global Private Credit Group.

About Mitel

Founded in 1971, Mitel has spent over 50 years driving innovation and shaping the Unified Communications (UC) landscape. The board appointments come at a critical juncture for Mitel, a global leader in business communications that powers communication for 75+ million users across 100+ countries. This announcement follows a series of notable milestones, including Mitel’s recent financial restructuring, Mitel’s continued partnership with Zoom, Mitel’s OpenScape Voice platform achieving JITC certification, the launch of Mitel Unified Communications Accelerator, powered by L-SPARK Select, and the general availability of Mitel’s AI-powered customer experience (CX) management platform, Mitel CX.

A global market leader in business communications, powering more than two billion business connections, Mitel helps businesses and service providers connect, collaborate, and provide innovative services to their customers. Our innovation and communications experts serve business users in more than 100 countries.

For more: https://www.mitel.com/

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