New $MVTG CEO credentials.
Ponder's Experience:
Summit Capital Advisors - CEO & Founder
Summit Capital Advisors, LLC
April 2016 – Present (1 year 7 months)
This new venture takes my experience working with private equity (P.E.), and investment banks to create and support activities around acquisitions and mergers plus start-up ventures. This company provides expertise which include but not limited to: due diligence, business evaluation, fund identification and partners, buy/sell side advisor services and industry consulting to P.E. groups, Investment Bankers and private companies/enterprises. Area's of focus include technology sectors, IT, Cloud, entertainment, broadband, professional services and telecommunications.
InterCloud Systems, Inc.
Member of the Board of Directors
InterCloud Systems, Inc.
June 2012 – Present (5 years 5 months)
Mr.Ponder's diverse executive background in sales and operations and a proven ability to manage the integration of multiple operating segments within InterCloud Systems subsidiaries. Mr. Ponder past role as COO was to oversee all integration, day-to-day operations of all subsidiaries and supporting the evaluation of future acquisitions efforts within InterCloud. Mr.Ponder's leadership and industry insights are key to InterCloud's continued strategy to grow and expand our business. As a board member he supports several board committees along with supporting the strategic objectives of ICLD with the executive team.
President & CEO
Summit Broadband Holdings, LLC
2009 – Present (8 years)
With experience leading operations, mergers and aquisitions, and joint venture start-ups for Fortune 100 in the broadband entertainment, information, cable/MSO, wireless and telecommunications industry. Roger Ponder has a 35-year proven history of managing highly successful ventures. Ponder's leadership approach delivers unique results-driven strategies, motivates and enhances overall performance with increased profitability. Prior to launching his new venture Summit Broadband with Equity Capital Partners, Roger was President of Time Warner Cable-Kansas City multi-State operation. Prior to coming to Kansas City he was the VP/GM for Business Development & Commercial Operations for Oceanic Time Warner Cable in Hawaii.
Time Warner Cable
President
Time Warner Cable
August 2005 – August 2009 (4 years 1 month)
As the President of Time Warner Cable's Kansas City Division this positions was responsible for all functional aspects of this business unit to achieve financial and operational goals and objectives for this multi-State operation with nearly 1000 employees. In this leadership role my objective was to improve the overall operational and financial metrics, customer satisfaction results and successfully create a company-wide cultural change in one of TWC most competitive markets.
President
Time Warner Cable, Kansas City
2005 – 2009 (4 years)
As President of this Division of Time Warner I had full P&L responsibilities which included Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, Technical Operations for this $1.5+ billion valued asset.
Vice President/General Manager-Business Dev. & Commercial Operations
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
August 2001 – December 2004 (3 years 5 months)
As VP/GM or President of this telecom division within Hawaii I had the overall responsibility which included financial performance and day-to-day operating control. My role was two fold the telecom state wide operation management plus working in the cable operation doing business development work which included commercial services, new product development on both the telecom as well as entertainment/cable side and broadband service development and management.
Time Warner Cable
VP/GM Commercial Services & Bus Dev.
Time Warner Cable
1996 – 2004 (8 years)
In this role I had full responsibility for the start-up of this new line of business within Time Warner specifically in Hawaii. This division was specifically designed to address products, connectivity and solutions for the carriers and enterprise customers on a statewide basis.
Sr. Director - Business Dev. & Operations
Time Warner Telecom
1994 – 1996 (2 years)
This role was directly reporting to the COO of Time Warner Telecom and my function was to develop and implement this new company across the country in our existing cable operations. (we know that turn out pretty good) This included the development of specific business plans, budgeting, hiring of senior talent and ongoing management oversight to ensure financial performance and capital investment achieved or exceeded the targets of these telecom operations nationally.
Ponder's Experience:
Summit Capital Advisors - CEO & Founder
Summit Capital Advisors, LLC
April 2016 – Present (1 year 7 months)
This new venture takes my experience working with private equity (P.E.), and investment banks to create and support activities around acquisitions and mergers plus start-up ventures. This company provides expertise which include but not limited to: due diligence, business evaluation, fund identification and partners, buy/sell side advisor services and industry consulting to P.E. groups, Investment Bankers and private companies/enterprises. Area's of focus include technology sectors, IT, Cloud, entertainment, broadband, professional services and telecommunications.
InterCloud Systems, Inc.
Member of the Board of Directors
InterCloud Systems, Inc.
June 2012 – Present (5 years 5 months)
Mr.Ponder's diverse executive background in sales and operations and a proven ability to manage the integration of multiple operating segments within InterCloud Systems subsidiaries. Mr. Ponder past role as COO was to oversee all integration, day-to-day operations of all subsidiaries and supporting the evaluation of future acquisitions efforts within InterCloud. Mr.Ponder's leadership and industry insights are key to InterCloud's continued strategy to grow and expand our business. As a board member he supports several board committees along with supporting the strategic objectives of ICLD with the executive team.
President & CEO
Summit Broadband Holdings, LLC
2009 – Present (8 years)
With experience leading operations, mergers and aquisitions, and joint venture start-ups for Fortune 100 in the broadband entertainment, information, cable/MSO, wireless and telecommunications industry. Roger Ponder has a 35-year proven history of managing highly successful ventures. Ponder's leadership approach delivers unique results-driven strategies, motivates and enhances overall performance with increased profitability. Prior to launching his new venture Summit Broadband with Equity Capital Partners, Roger was President of Time Warner Cable-Kansas City multi-State operation. Prior to coming to Kansas City he was the VP/GM for Business Development & Commercial Operations for Oceanic Time Warner Cable in Hawaii.
Time Warner Cable
President
Time Warner Cable
August 2005 – August 2009 (4 years 1 month)
As the President of Time Warner Cable's Kansas City Division this positions was responsible for all functional aspects of this business unit to achieve financial and operational goals and objectives for this multi-State operation with nearly 1000 employees. In this leadership role my objective was to improve the overall operational and financial metrics, customer satisfaction results and successfully create a company-wide cultural change in one of TWC most competitive markets.
President
Time Warner Cable, Kansas City
2005 – 2009 (4 years)
As President of this Division of Time Warner I had full P&L responsibilities which included Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, Technical Operations for this $1.5+ billion valued asset.
Vice President/General Manager-Business Dev. & Commercial Operations
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
August 2001 – December 2004 (3 years 5 months)
As VP/GM or President of this telecom division within Hawaii I had the overall responsibility which included financial performance and day-to-day operating control. My role was two fold the telecom state wide operation management plus working in the cable operation doing business development work which included commercial services, new product development on both the telecom as well as entertainment/cable side and broadband service development and management.
Time Warner Cable
VP/GM Commercial Services & Bus Dev.
Time Warner Cable
1996 – 2004 (8 years)
In this role I had full responsibility for the start-up of this new line of business within Time Warner specifically in Hawaii. This division was specifically designed to address products, connectivity and solutions for the carriers and enterprise customers on a statewide basis.
Sr. Director - Business Dev. & Operations
Time Warner Telecom
1994 – 1996 (2 years)
This role was directly reporting to the COO of Time Warner Telecom and my function was to develop and implement this new company across the country in our existing cable operations. (we know that turn out pretty good) This included the development of specific business plans, budgeting, hiring of senior talent and ongoing management oversight to ensure financial performance and capital investment achieved or exceeded the targets of these telecom operations nationally.
