Engaging with visionary leaders in the telecom industry to ensure MEF’s alignment with industry needs.
The MEF Enterprise Leadership Council comprises senior executives (CxOs) from mid-to-large enterprises for which the network is critical. The council enhances the service providers and the technology providers in the MEF Board of Directors and Technology Advisory Board; together, they create a powerful trifecta of all key stakeholders.
The mandate of the ELC covers a broad range of topics, including:
Francisco Artes
Vice President, Product & Enterprise Security,
Roku
Francisco Artes is a recognized information security executive who has helped form many of the best practices for securing personally identifiable information and intellectual property within the gaming, motion picture, and television industries. A successful entrepreneur, he has experience in raising funding for and bringing innovative technology products to market. Mr. Artes is also known for his work on cybercrime investigations, hacking research, and computer forensics. He has worked with many governmental and law enforcement agencies; such as Europol, US Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, Texas Rangers, and US Marshals.
He has served as the CISO for several global entertainment companies, as the spokesperson for Cisco’s Security Business Group, and frequently talks about security leaderships, product security, and artificial intelligence.
Nabil Bitar
CTO & Head of Network Architecture,
Bloomberg LP
Nabil Bitar holds BS, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is the CTO – Head of Network Architecture at Bloomberg LP working on WAN, enterprise, private and public cloud networking. Prior to his current position he was the CTO for the Large Enterprise & Webscale Segment at Nokia. and a fellow and director of Services and Network Architecture at Verizon. Nabil was also a principal engineer and architect at Ascend Communication (acquired by Lucent) working on routing and routing system control and data plane architecture, and a principal member of technical staff at GTE Laboratories working on IP, QoS, VoIP and wireless data and AIN.
Nabil has been a frequent contributor to IETF in the areas of MPLS and Layer2 and Layer3 VPNs (21 FFCs, including EVPN) and a frequent contributor to the Broadband Forum. He held working group positions in the IETF, ONUG and OFC, and has been a frequent speaker at various fora. He has several refereed publications and conference presentations, and holds 30 patents in the various areas he worked on.
Maxime Bruynbroeck
Head of Network,
Decathlon
Maxime is currently acting as the Head of Network for Decathlon, leading and driving the teams to deliver connectivity & building solutions to secure the access to digital products across all locations.
His ambition is to reshape the network by embracing innovation, automation, collaboration, and agility in order to transform it as an on-demand service. This drives his team’s efforts to create a transformative impact on the organization’s network landscape, positioning it as a vital player in the company’s success.
Chris Carmody
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Information Technology Division,
UPMC
Mr. Carmody has been a health care technology leader within UPMC for over two decades in a variety of roles. As chief technology officer and senior vice president he leads more than 1,300 IT professionals on the infrastructure teams, including cloud, data centers; data, voice and video networks; cybersecurity; analytics; enterprise architecture; hospital-based technology support and enterprise applications.
He also serves as a member of the Board of ClinicalConnect Health Information Exchange (CCHIE), which he led as president for more than nine years. In 2015, the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group named him Pittsburgh CIO of the year. He also serves on numerous Healthcare IT Advisory Boards.
Mr. Carmody earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Westminster College, where he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees. He earned his Master of Business Administration and Master of Information Systems Management from Robert Morris University, and has taught as an adjunct professor at multiple universities, including Duquesne and Point Park.
Daniel Foo
Head of Grabber Technology Solutions (GTS),
Grab
Daniel Foo is an experienced IT leader with over 20 years of experience in various industries. He has worked with clients in the communication industry and led teams in sectors such as manufacturing, plantation, financial services, and tech. Daniel is a strategic visionary who excels in operational excellence and has the ability to remain resilient in challenging situations.
As the Head of Grabber Technology Solutions (GTS) at Grab, Daniel led a dynamic team that is committed to solving problems with creative solutions. He strongly believes in putting people first in the workplace, and his passion lies in nurturing individuals and fostering teams with high morale and meaningful careers. By prioritizing the needs of team members and treating them with respect, he believes that exceptional customer service can be provided. Under his leadership, the team has accomplished major initiatives, embraced automation, and achieved significant cost savings.
Prior to joining Grab, Daniel held senior leadership positions at United Overseas Bank (UOB) and IPC Systems. Daniel graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in IT majoring in Data Communications. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and volunteering in his community.
Mark Looker
Managing Director and Head Of Voice & Data Network Service,
Morgan Stanley
Mark Looker is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and is the Global Head of ENS voice & Data Operations. Mark’s is responsible for the global support and deployment of the firm’s data networks, telephony and low latency trading infrastructure.
Raleigh Mann
Senior Vice President of Technology,
Williams-Sonoma, Inc
Raleigh Mann has been at the forefront of networking and infrastructure for 30+ years. Early in his career he worked for Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) as a network analyst at the early days of the public Internet, then on to America Online just prior to the explosive growth of Dial-up Internet. He then moved to the West Coast and created the networking and security team at Industrial Light + Magic (a Lucasfilm company)—where high-performance compute systems were in huge demand for special effects in the film industry. After 7 years and completion of the technical studios at the Presidio campus, Raleigh joined Google’s production networking team.
While at Google and with 10x+ growth year over year, his team designed and launched the first large scale SD-WAN/OpenFlow (B4 network), continuing on to implement and manage SDN in the datacenter as well, utilizing their own hardware and software. This team was also recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with multiple EMMY(™) awards for their work on the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, capable of broadcasting nearly all events live and globally through the Google/YouTube systems, delivering orders of magnitude with more capability than the 2010 Olympics.
Raleigh Mann now serves as the Senior Vice President of Technology for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. where they have implemented SD-Wan for the retail stores, SDN in the datacenter and are on a Zero Trust migration for the entire enterprise, among many other transformations, both technical and cultural.
Neal Secher
Vice President, Head of Network Services,
TD Bank
Neal Secher is the Vice President and Head of Network Services at TD Bank. He has spent his career working at leading firms within the Financial Services industry in both technical and leadership roles. Neal has extensive experience with designing, building, and operating infrastructure for cloud architectures, large-scale data centers, latency-optimized network fabrics, software defined networks, secure business-to-business and Internet perimeters, and collaboration technologies.
Neal sits on multiple vendor technical advisory boards and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Previously, Neal has held board positions at the Open Networking User Group (ONUG) and the New York Network Operators Group (NYNOG). He holds a BA from New York University.
Prior to joining TD, Neal served as SVP and Head of Networks at State Street Corporation. He previously held the roles of Managing Director and Head of Network Infrastructure Architecture at BNY Mellon, Executive Director and Head of Network Architecture at Morgan Stanley and Senior Vice President and Head of Network Architecture and Engineering for the Systematic Trading Infrastructure group at Citi.
Alejandro Tozer
Global Leader Networking,
Roche
Alejandro is a seasoned senior leader in the ITC B2B market. Today, he is managing Roche global network for all companies in Roche Group where he joined in 2020. Before that Alejandro has played different initiatives and endeavours as an executive consultant introducing new services for Telco providers. As Director for Global Strategic Alliances in Colt Alejandro achieved key partnership agreements with ecosystem partners (CSPs, Datacenter, Integrators).
Alejandro has played different roles in the past as marketing director, head of product management and market management in several big multinationals like Colt, British Telecom, Philips and Alcatel. Alejandro is leading an entrepreneurial program with Universidad Francisco de Vitoria and helping students buld their End of Studies and develop their skills to join labour market. He collaborates with different bodies and associations like Aslan where he stayed as part of the executive borad and vicepresident during many years to promote the technology ecosystem.