CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inteliquenttm (Nasdaq:IQNT), a leading provider of global interconnection and interoperability solutions, today announced certain changes to its management team.
Surendra Saboo, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, informed the Company of his decision to step down as President and Chief Operating Officer effective October 1, 2012. In addition, Robert M. Junkroski, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, informed the Company of his decision to step down as Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2012. It is anticipated that Dr. Saboo and Mr. Junkroski will remain employed with the Company until November 1, 2012 to assist with the transition of their responsibilities. The Company's Board of Directors is currently identifying Mr. Junkroski's successor as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. The Company's Board of Directors is not currently planning to hire a successor to fill Dr. Saboo's positions.
"On behalf of the Company and its Board of Directors, I would like to sincerely thank both Surendra and Rob for their many outstanding contributions to Inteliquent," said Jim Hynes, Founder and Chairman of Inteliquent. "We have been fortunate to have their guidance and direction at the core of our organization for many years. Going forward, we remain committed to building on the foundation laid by Surendra and Rob by continuing our efforts to invest in developing and diversifying our product and service offerings on the path to long-term growth and value creation."
"It has been a privilege to work for Inteliquent alongside such a talented team," said Dr. Saboo. "I would like to thank all of our employees who have worked hard to transform Inteliquent from a U.S. voice interconnection company into a global IP‑based network service company."
"I have had the pleasure of working for this Company since its inception in 2003," said Mr. Junkroski. "Along the way, we have developed a number of innovative solutions to solve complex problems across our industry. Like Surendra, I want to thank all of our employees for their tremendous efforts over the years."
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About Inteliquent
Headquartered in Chicago, Inteliquent (operating under the legal names Neutral Tandem, Inc. and Tinet S.p.A. or the name of the applicable affiliate) provides intelligent networking to solve challenging interconnection and interoperability issues on a global scale. With an advanced MPLS network that is highly interconnected to carriers around the world, Inteliquent provides voice, IP Transit, Ethernet and hosted service solutions to major carriers, service providers and content management firms based in over 80 countries and six continents. With over 120 Ethernet sites worldwide, the Company is the largest global Ethernet interconnection provider, a top-five global IP Transit provider and has a leading IPv6 network. Please visit Inteliquent's website at www.inteliquent.com and follow us on Twitter@Inteliquent.
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