As a successful senior sales executive turned author and CEO with a distinguished 18-year career in the telecoms industry, I am known for delivering and sustaining revenue and profit gains within competitive U.S. telecommunications market. I am an innovative strategist and forward-thinking business leader with strong communication and negotiation skills, a consultative sales style, superior problem-solving abilities, and an aptitude for keen client needs assessment. My career is marked by achievements in building world-class sales teams and implementing proven sales processes, contributing to exponential revenue increases for multiple wholesale telecommunications providers. Throughout my tenure, I have supported my customers in aggressively identifying and capitalizing on opportunities through the implementation of tactical business solutions and fostering professional relationships with more than 8,000 contacts at more than 650 telecom companies. In the past 15 years, I have successfully developed over 1,000,000 sq. ft. of data center space in major markets, including Miami, São Paulo, Beijing, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Chicago, several locations in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and more. I was also instrumental in creating the Meet Me Room at 60 Hudson St. in New York City, the most connected access point in the world. I am a multi-lingual and well-traveled professional with a proficiency in English, German, Italian, Romanian and Spanish. My knowledge of global markets spans the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Some of my most notable skills acquired throughout my career include: - Strategic & Tactical Planning - Competitive Sales Analysis - Sales Preparations / Closing - Target Marketing & Penetration - Sales Team Development / Supervision - Policy Formulation - Contract Negotiations / Pricing - Sales & Business Development - Strategic & Market Planning - Key Account Management & Retention - Direct Sales & Reseller Partnerships

Partner - Wholesale Telco Channel @ Leapfactor provides game-changing business apps to transform the way companies enable their sales force and partners to intimately engage customers at the moment of truth. Leapfactor modular Apps can boost sales execution performance allowing reps to place orders and access curated and contextual context to contacts and better handle encounters increasing the number of touches per rep, resulting on double digits revenue growth without compromising on security, performance or scalability. Headquartered in Miami, Leapfactor provide disruptive Apps, extending CRM and ERP reach customers outside of the limits of systems of record to clients: Avon, L'Oreal, Astra Zeneca, HD Supply, LIMU, General Sales and many others across industries. For additional information about Leapfactor, please visit www.leapfactor.com. From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaPresident & CEO @ In 2013, I founded BVS Consulting, a boutique consultancy for technology companies looking to accelerate growth with partnerships in international telecommunication networks, hosting services, data center managed services, and application and content delivery services. The company offers extensive services and capabilities in go-to-market strategy, planning and execution; marketing, branding and positioning; competitive product analysis, differentiation and roadmaps; new sales and distribution channel creation and development; strategic partnership development and implementation; financial planning, corporate development and M&A; and outsourced, strategic executive resources. Under my direction our team has developed and managed extensive relationships with both national and international telecommunication carriers, content providers and other corporations around the world. Visit us at www.bvsconsulting.com From September 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaSenior Director Business Development Strategic Global Accounts and Alliances @ Hostopia is a leading provider of private-label small business web marketing solutions. Responsible for sales of professional online web services and private label web design, messaging and search engine marketing solutions for Tier1 telecom providers, as well as business development for global accounts in Europe, Asia, U.S. and Latin America. • Successfully closed partnerships with IBM, NEC Global, Cisco and Parallels, resulting in the generation of multimillion dollars of revenue in contracts. • Lead team in all sales and marketing efforts • Trained partners on Hostopia’s suite of Cloud Services, including performing implementations, go-to-market planning and customer support training. From April 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 6 months) Fort LauderdaleDirector, Carrier Services @ CENX is a global leader of Service Orchestration solutions for software-defined networks. Oversaw all aspects of sales and client-facing activities for global business initiatives. Drove successful sales of flexible physical and virtual interconnects, provided expert service alignment and ensured real-time service management. Assisted in the management of an overarching CENX Market, an intuitive web-based member-tailored marketplace for service providers to interconnect Carrier Ethernet around the world. • Sold and developed the world’s first and most connected Carrier Ethernet exchange, delivering award-winning carrier- and location-neutral CE exchange services to global, regional and local telecom / ISPs worldwide. • Provided access to more than 15 million Ethernet service location through successful sales of CENX interconnects to service providers’ CE networks around the world From April 2010 to March 2011 (1 year) Greater New York City AreaDirector @ FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides interconnection services enabling the exchange of voice, video, and data traffic between networks. Sold transport routes and integrated colocation facilities in the gateway markets of New York/New Jersey and Los Angeles, providing clients with customized connectivity infrastructure and advanced high-bandwidth fiber. Drove sales of complete FiberNet network solutions, professional services and aggressive project management for global telecom requirements. • Part of the executive team that sold FiberNet Telecom Group, a public traded company that was generating $60 million in revenue, to Zayo Group for the purchase price of $87.8 million. • Successfully closed and implemented exclusive partnerships for Metro Ethernet and other private networks as managed solutions for customers. • Acquired strong customer base from Europe and Latin America. From May 2004 to December 2009 (5 years 8 months) Greater New York City AreaVice President @ Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, is a global provider of utility-enabled managed IT infrastructure solutions. Held full responsibility for total U.S sales operations through direct training, leadership and supervision of Sales Managers, Account Executives, Sales Support Engineers and the NAP implementation team. • Acquired a portfolio of over 100 telecom accounts including Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, AT&T, Telstra, Hong Kong Telecom, Qwest, Swiss Telecom, MCI and other major global corporations. • Grew Terremark’s independent international sales organization from 3 to 15 sales executives over a two- year period by identifying and successfully instituting channel sales approach with service providers and reseller partners. • Redeveloped business development model and strategy, resulting in the closing of successful partnerships with IBM, HP, Verisign, and other market-leading companies. • Pioneered new products and services, recommending new technical offerings and developing strategic value-propositions to consistently yield high investment margins. • Successfully sold for the fifth Tier 1 Network Access Point, generating over 100 customers and approximately $4.5 million in quarterly revenue. From January 2000 to May 2004 (4 years 5 months) MamiSenior Sales Manager @ From January 1995 to December 2000 (6 years) Munich Area, Germany

Advance Management Program, Business Administration and Management, General, HBS Alumini @ Harvard Business School From 2013 to 2015 4 years, International Relations @ Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München From 1991 to 1995 Benjamin Seeger is skilled in: VoIP, IP, Data Center, Management, Management Contracts, Mergers, Information Technology, Project Planning, Large Capital Projects, Professional Services, Solution Selling, Network Security, Program Management, Integration, SaaS, Channel Program..., Leadership Experience, Business Intelligence, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, Start-ups, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development, Networking, Security, Competitive Analysis, Co-location, Ethernet, Disaster Recovery, Selling, Vendor Management, Wireless, Strategic Planning, Broadband, Mobile Devices, MPLS, Go-to-market Strategy, Channel Partners, Routing, Direct Sales, Business Alliances, Unified Communications, Product Marketing, Outsourcing, CRM, Infrastructure, Managed Services, Telecommunications, Cloud Computing