M. Todd Holt was appointed President of Knology in July 2008.
Bret T. McCants has served as Executive Vice President of Operations since July 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Operations from December 2004 to July 2008. Mr. McCants served as Director of Operations and Energy Management for CSW Communications prior to joining Knology. Mr. McCants has extensive experience in two-way customer controlled load management equipment and their facilitating networks. He has over 12 years of experience in operations, sales and marketing and engineering with the electric utility industry.
Allan H. Goodson joined Knology in June 2000 and serves as Vice President of Regional Operations, where he is responsible for the Huntsville, Knoxville, Charleston and Augusta divisions, as well as Call Center operations. Prior to joining Knology, Mr. Goodson was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of On Command Corp., an international telecommunications company specializing in commercial hotel in-room television entertainment and Internet products. During his 30 years in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Goodson also held positions with STC Cable Corporation and TCI. He earned a BS in Finance from Auburn University and an MBA from Nova University.
Andrew M. Sivell has served as Vice President of Network Operations since October 2000 where he is responsible for switching, digital transport, network provisioning, video services and the Network Operation Center's functions. From May 1998 to June 2003, Mr. Sivell served as Knology’s Director of Network Operations. Mr. Sivell has 28 years experience in the communications industry, having held technical management positions with Interstate Fibernet, Intercel, MCI, Telecom USA and Southern Net.
Brad M. Vanacore has served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Knology since October 2005. Mr. Vanacore previously worked for ITC Holding Company Inc. and its successors from 2001 to 2005, where he served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Vanacore was also the Corporate Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Powertel, Inc., a regional wireless phone service provider, from 1995-2001. Mr. Vanacore has prior work experience as the Vice President of Human Resources at another start-up company, Cott Beverages, USA, a national soft drink manufacturer. He began his career with United Technologies Corporation, where he spent 15 years working in labor relations, negotiations, arbitrations and various Human Resources generalist capacities.
Chad S. Wachter has served as Vice President since October 1999 and as General Counsel and Secretary since August 1998.
As one of two original Knology employees, Felix L. Boccucci has held various senior management positions in the company. As Vice President of Finance with ITC Holding, Knology's parent company, he conducted a feasibility study which led to Knology's formation in 1997. In his present capacity, Mr. Boccucci has acquired Knology franchises in more than 15 communities and secured competitive local exchange certificates in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Before joining ITC Holding in 1991, he held senior financial management positions with GTE Corporation, which merged with Contel Corporation in 1991. Mr. Boccucci is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds an Accounting degree from Shepherd College in West Virginia.
John Treece is currently the Vice President of Engineering, and CTO for Knology Holdings, Inc. based in West Point, GA. Mr. Treece joined Knology in August of 2009, and oversees the company's technology strategy for the IP infrastructure, managing the direction of Network Operations, Engineering, and Information Technology. Prior to joining Knology, Mr. Treece held the position of Vice President of Network Engineering for Comcast's Southern Division, based in Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Treece has also held positions with Juniper Networks, and Comcast Corp., where he was involved with industry initiatives such as; DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway, Modular-CMTS, DOCSIS 3.0, and Comcast's next Generation On-Demand initiative. John also served as Vice-Chair for the NGNA head end sub-committee which defined the M-CMTS architecture eventually published as part of the NCNA plan. Prior to joining Comcast, he has held various positions in Engineering and Operations for such companies as Viacom and InterMedia Partners.
Marcus R. Luke, Ph.D. has served as Chief Technology Officer since August 1997. Prior to this he served as Vice President of Network Construction from November 1995 until August 1997, and Director of Engineering of Cybernet Holding, L.L.C. from May 1995 until November 1995. Prior to joining Knology, Dr. Luke served as Southeast Division Construction Manager for TCI from July 1993 to May 1995. From July 1987 to June 1993, he served as Area Technical Manager for TCI’s southeast area. Dr. Luke worked for Storer Communications Inc. from 1985 to 1987 as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to 1985, he spent 12 years in various engineering and management positions with Storer Communications Inc. Dr. Luke is a Broadband Certified Engineer and a Senior Member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.
Richard D. Perkins has served as Vice President of Information Technology and Billing since January 2003. Mr. Perkins has over 20 years experience directing the development and deployment of management systems spanning a variety of industries, mostly manufacturing and telecommunications. Prior to joining Knology, he held various leadership roles during his 10 years with Perot Systems, a leading IT consulting firm.
Ronald Johnson, Vice President of Sales for Knology, has over 28 years experience in marketing and selling telecommunications. Mr. Johnson started in the industry with AT&T and served in various sales and marketing roles, including working with large multi-national corporations to optimize their use of telecommunications for both voice and data networks and establishing critical sales functions in selling data communications via satellite networks (VSAT). After leaving AT&T, Mr. Johnson led the marketing efforts of a small videoconferencing company and then moved into the newly competitive local service arena to launch competitive local telephone services to business customers for MediaOne in Atlanta. After AT&T's purchase of MediaOne, Mr. Johnson helped create BroadRiver Communications, a pure IP telephone service provider targeting small to medium size businesses. Mr. Johnson joined Knology in September 2002 to grow the Knology Business Services organization into a premier provider of leading edge products and service. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Florida Southern College and a Masters Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia.
Anthony J. Palermo rejoined Knology as Vice President of Marketing in June 2007. Before then, Mr. Palermo was Vice President of Business Development and Emerging Markets at Scientific-Atlanta's SciCare Broadband Services business. Mr. Palermo previously served as Knology's Corporate Vice President for Operations, Sales and Marketing from 1999 through 2004. He has held operations and marketing positions with several other software and telecommunications firms such as Brock Control Systems, Interactive Financial Services and AT&T Long Lines.
Weldon A. Feightner is Vice President and Regional Manager of Knology, Inc. He is responsible for the company's systems in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, South Dakota; Columbus, Georgia; Montgomery and Dothan Alabama; and Panama City, Florida. His management career with Knology spans more than ten years, and he has been engaged in the industry for more than 29 years. Prior to his tenure with Knology, Weldon was Regional Manager with FrontierVision, a broadband communications cable company responsible for operations in Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. He has also worked in Cincinnati as General Manager for United Video Cable Company and as Technical Operations Manager for Time Warner.