Eric Hertz

Current

Chief Executive Officer at 2 Degrees Mobile Ltd.
Board Director at Zumobi
Board Director at NTELOS

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Past

President & CEO at Zumobi
Chief Operating Officer at Western Wireless Corporation
Regional President at AT&T Wireless

President at BellSouth International - Ecuador
Regional Vice President at BellSouth Corp.
General Manager at McCaw Cellular
General Manager at Maine Cellular
Various Management Positions at AT&T

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Education

Wharton School
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Recommended

24 people have recommended Eric

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

Eric Hertz’s Summary

Highly effective leader in diverse business environments including start-up, early stage growth, rapid growth, and mature turn-around situations. Process oriented and driven for results. Builds and develops solid teams who learn how to lead. Strong bias to action which is highly effective.

Has led wireless start-ups, international wireless business development, and business turn-around situations. 25 years experience in Wireless Telecommunications.

Eric Hertz’s Specialties:

Experience with multiple cultures, Bi-lingual in English and Spanish. South American and Central American wireless business management and development. Extensive contacts in the global telecommunications industries including network infrastructure as well as service operators and applications development.

Eric Hertz’s Experience

Chief Executive Officer

2 Degrees Mobile Ltd.

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)

2 Degrees Mobile is a third entrant to the New Zealand mobile wireless market launching in August 2009.
Board Director

Zumobi

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years )

Board Director at this Mobile Widget and new media services company based in Seattle, WA.
Board Director

NTELOS

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NTLS; Telecommunications industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

Member of the Board of Directors of this regional ILEC, CLEC, Wireless Telecommunications company based in Virginia. Member of Audit and Governance Committees.
President & CEO

Zumobi

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 8 months)

Zumobi is a an exciting new service for Mobile phones that recreates the way to discover web content by bringing widgets to mobile. Zumobi has developed a mobile widget network for mobile phones that dramatically improves the way to consume web content. Zumobi raised two rounds of venture financing and launched several products on the RIMM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, and Windows Mobile Smartphones.
Chief Operating Officer

Western Wireless Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WWCA; Telecommunications industry)

May 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 5 months)

Led organization of over 2,500 people in over 100 offices in 19 states, managing domestic operations including all key business functions. Developed and implemented plans to grow voice and data communications business serving over 1.5 million customers and generating over $ 1.0 Billion annual revenues. Responsible for profitable of network expansion and new technology implementation involving annual capital expenditures exceeding $300 Million. Participated in strategic activities including attempted acquisition of a public company, financing including sale of public equity, public debt, convertible debentures and bank refinancing totaling over $2 billion and eventually sale of the company to Alltel.
Regional President

AT&T Wireless

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; t; Telecommunications industry)

June 2001 — April 2002 (11 months)

Led the regional growth and implementation of a new wireless technology in California, Nevada, and Alaska for a new fixed wireless technology offered as a Residential CLEC for voice and high speed internet access.
President

BellSouth International - Ecuador

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BLS; Telecommunications industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )

Grew the business 200% in an extraordinarily difficult political-economic downturn. Introduced new concept of doing business. Built and developed successor team to replace whole leadership over three year period. Introduced new culture and technology of customer service in an environment where little existed before.
Regional Vice President

BellSouth Corp.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; bls; Telecommunications industry)

1991 — 1997 (6 years )

Led fourteen markets in Wisconsin and Illinois with 4 million population. Grew the business to $300 million revenue. Planned and implemented $50 million annual capital budget. Managed organization of 600 people throughout region including headquarters, engineering, technical operations, customer services, human resources, sales, marketing, and finance.
General Manager

McCaw Cellular

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1989 — 1991 (2 years )

Responsible for rapid growth of nine new wireless mobile telephone markets covering population of 2 million. Oversaw the development of an organization of 300 people in engineering, operations, accounting and finance, customer service, sales and marketing.
General Manager

Maine Cellular

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1985 — 1989 (4 years )

Operated a start-up business for a new cellular business. Led all planning and development. Negotiated initial financing. Led all marketing, engineering, regulatory, operational, and partner relationships.
• Led the process that resulted in the grant of license for cellular service in Southern Maine.
• Managed all operations after start-up.
Various Management Positions

AT&T

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; t; Telecommunications industry)

1977 — 1982 (5 years )

Hired onto the Managers Development Program and held various positions in sales, marketing management and operations management. Managed union labor technicians maintaining voice and new digital data communications services serving financial district.

Eric Hertz’s Education

Wharton School

MBA , Management , September 1982 — June 1984
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

BS , Mechanical Engineering , September 1973 — June 1977

Activities and Societies:

Lambda Chi Alpha, Crew Team, Student Government

Additional Information

Eric Hertz’s Websites:

Eric Hertz’s Interests:

Wireless Mobile telecomm Technology, Internet Media, Mobile Broadband Services, Flying, Fly Fishing, snowboarding, skiing, Tramping, Trekking, Bicycling, Hiking, Family, Parenting