#CENTURYLINK AND LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES PLUS#
“I want to thank for all the amazing things he’s accomplished during his 20 plus year career with the company,” Barrows said in a statement. Under Young’s leadership, Lumen’s indirect team was brought together with the company’s System Integrator, Hyperscaler and Digital Ventures groups as a way to help the company better serve end customers through partnership with other providers and partners, according to Lumen. He has spent time in the government, public sector, and hyperscaler businesses. Telecom veteran Young has been with Lumen, CenturyLink, and Level 3 Communications for the last 21 years and held a variety of positions for the companies.
Lumen’s commitment to and investment in the channel has never been stronger.” The company’s focus on enabling your success and our joint sales growth is greater than ever. “Words cannot properly describe how honored I am to have had the opportunity to recently lead the remarkable indirect team at Lumen and to do business with you - our amazing channel partners,” Young said in a note to partners. Young, who has been channel chief for the past two years, plans to retire at the end of the month to spend more time with his family and friends, a spokesperson for Lumen told CRN.
Seegers will report to Jay Barrows, Lumen’s executive vice president of Enterprise Sales and Public Sector who joined the company in February, effective June 1, the Monroe, La.-based company said. Sara Seegers, Lumen’s regional vice president of indirect channel sales and opportunity management, will be stepping up to lead channels for the company in the interim, according to the telecom giant formerly known as CenturyLink. On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.Lumen Technologies Channel Chief Dave Young is retiring from the company at the end of June, Lumen told CRN on Thursday. Lumen is all about enabling the amazing potential of our customers, by utilizing our technology platform, our people, and our relationships with customers and partners.”ĬTL stock was up 2.5% as of Monday afternoon but is down 17.5% since the start of the year as of Friday’s close. “Our people are dedicated to furthering human progress through technology. Jeff Storey, president and CEO of Lumen Technologies, has this to say about the CenturyLink name change. This change will take place when trading starts on Friday. Rather than stick with the current “CTL” ticker, the company will change to the new “LUMN” ticker. Lumen Technologies also notes that this change means it will be switching stock tickers.
Lumen Technologies notes that the name change doesn’t affect its residential and small business customers, which will still work with the CenturyLink brand. While CenturyLink is no longer the company’s name, that doesn’t mean some customers won’t still see it. That includes creating a platform that lets users link their smart devices, home security, internet and more. The company wants to better focus on a platform instead of just a service. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Īccording to the company, the name change from CenturyLink to Lumen Technologies is part of its effort to refocus its business.
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