For immediate release
June 15, 2021
Contact: Whitney Turek
(316) 712-6020
wturek@ksfiber.net
KsFiberNet
Announces Bruce Garrison as New President and CEO
Overland
Park, KS —June 15, 2021—Kansas Fiber Network
(KsFiberNet), the leading statewide fiber optic network provider, is proud to
announce the appointment of their new President and CEO, Bruce Garrison.
A veteran to the industry, Garrison brings over 20 years of
experience in the fiber infrastructure and data center business. Prior to
KsFiberNet, Garrison was the chief revenue officer for Bluebird Network where
he was responsible for all revenue generating activities including sales,
engineering, marketing, and business development.
“We are extremely
pleased to bring Bruce on board,” said Ben Foster, member of KsFiberNet’s board
of directors. “The Board spent a significant amount of time evaluating the
strategic direction KsFiberNet should go so we could focus on the right
candidate. After conducting a national search, we found a leader with a strong
track record of success with experience in both rural and urban markets. Our
associates and customers are going to be thrilled with the way Bruce conducts
the business of KsFiberNet.”
In his career, Garrison also served as senior vice president
in Zayo’s colocation segment, zColo, and as the senior vice president of Global
Parters. Prior to Zayo, he was vice president and head of international
services for GTS Central Europe based in Prague, Czech Republic until its
acquisition by Deutsche Telekom.
Garrison said he is excited to
be bringing his knowledge and experience to KsFiberNet.
“I am extremely honored to join
KsFiberNet at such an exciting time in our industry,” said Garrison. “KsFiberNet
has tremendous fiber assets and a very talented team. Fiber and high-quality
bandwidth continue to play an essential and enduring role in our digital
economy, and I could not be more excited to lead KsFiberNet into our next
chapter of growth.”
Garrison also currently serves on the board of directors of
his local chapter of Junior Achievements, a non-profit teaching
entrepreneurship and financial literacy to today’s youth and holds a degree in
marketing from McNeese State University.
About Kansas Fiber Network, LLC
Kansas
Fiber Network, LLC (KsFiberNet) offers a statewide broadband network,
connecting metro and rural Kansas communities with a state-of-the-art 100 Gbps
4,000+-mile backbone fiber network with a multi-state footprint and a national
reach. KsFiberNet was chartered in 2009 by 29 Independent Kansas Telephone
Companies and continues to provide wholesale Internet and data transport
services to enable regional and national carriers, wholesale, government,
education, healthcare, and banking customers throughout Kansas and neighboring
states.
