Stephen Ho, president and chair of the board of governors, PTC. Photo: PTC

The board of governors of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) announced the appointment of Stephen Ho as the new president and chair of the board of governors. Stephen Ho, the CEO of CITIC Telecom International, will serve his third term as president and chair leading PTC, the global non-profit membership organization promoting the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Pacific Rim.

Also elected on the board of governors are Vice Presidents Timothy J. Logue, senior director of marketing and sales at Thales Alenia Space North America; Bruce Drake, councilor for the Village of Belcarra in British Columbia Canada; and Brian Tellam, partner of Cornerstone Capital Partners. Gregg Daffner, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GapSat, Hong Kong SAR China, will serve as secretary.

Anthony Rossabi, former PTC president and board of governors’ chair, and executive vice president and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Tierpoint USA, will serve as treasurer of the organization.

Additionally, PTC announced the elected officers of its advisory council. Mohamed Elagazy, president and CEO, CPS Services, was elected as chair of the advisory council chair.

Tom Cooper, professor of visual and media arts at Emerson College, and Keith Shaw, vice president of business development EMEA at Equinix Netherlands, were also elected vice-chairs of the advisory council.