Sangeeta Roy of iconectiv Named to Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) 2017 Rising Leaders Program

iconectiv’s Head of Technology Operations Chosen for Immersive
Leadership Development Program as One of Industry’s Top Emerging Talent

PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iconectiv,
an authoritative partner of the global communications industry
connecting more than two billion people every day, announced today that
Sangeeta Roy, head of technology operations, has been named to the 2017
Rising Leaders Program by the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT).

WICT’s Rising Leaders Program is a competitive, application-based
program that recognizes industry professionals at the manager and
director level who have demonstrated leadership potential within their
companies. Those selected participate in a weeklong immersion program,
which prepares them to undertake increased leadership responsibilities
when they return to the workplace. The program is comprised of
leadership analysis, high-performing teams, cable business acumen and
tactical personal leadership skill development. RLP participants will
also create and manage their own personalized leadership development
plans.

“WICT’s Rising Leaders Program provides emerging industry leaders like
Sangeeta with critical tools to enhance their skills and strengthen
their companies,” said Christina Vergara, WICT’s Senior Vice President
of Educational Programs. “We believe she will benefit greatly from this
invaluable program working with an exceptional group of other rising
professionals.”

“I wish to thank WICT for this honor and the opportunity and I believe
such engagements are critical for developing the future leaders of the
telecommunication industry,” Sangeeta said. “I know this program will
benefit iconectiv’s mission in nurturing leaders to deliver high-quality
services to the industry and at the same time help professionals like
myself acquire the appropriate skills for becoming successful leaders in
the industry.”

Sangeeta joined iconectiv in 2014 and is currently responsible for
heading the technology operations team at the company. Previously, she
was responsible for the Business Intelligence Competitive Center
initiative where she was focused on developing key partnership with
major vendors in delivering predictive models for customer churn and
satisfaction management, network traffic modeling and end-to-end
correlation of user service experience with network level key
performance indices. Previously, she gained valuable IT experience
working in various industry domains, including telecom and mobile
industry, media, publishing, financials, government, human resources and
payroll. She holds a graduate degree in communication and information
systems from Rutgers University and an undergraduate degree in computer
science from the National Institute of Technology, India. She is also a
certified PMP and ITILv3 professional and continues to engage in various
MOOCs for continuing education and professional development.

WICT Rising Leaders are chosen based on a selection process led by over
80 cable telecommunications professionals who are alumnae of the
program. Sangeeta was awarded a full scholarship to attend this program.

About WICT

For over 35 years, Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has
partnered with cable and telecommunications leaders to provide
professional development programs, research and services that help
advance women in media. With over 10,000 members, WICT is the oldest and
largest professional association serving women in the industry. Comcast
NBCUniversal, Charter Communications and Turner are WICT’s Strategic
Touchstone Partners. Visit www.wict.org
or follow @WICT on
Twitter for more information.

About iconectiv

At iconectiv, we envision a world without boundaries, where the ability
to access and exchange information is simple, seamless and secure. As
the authoritative partner of the communications industry for more than
30 years, iconectiv realizes this vision for more than two billion
people every day by providing market-leading solutions that enable the
interconnection of networks, devices, and applications. Working closely
with private, government and non-governmental organizations, iconectiv
continues to protect and secure telecommunication infrastructures for
service providers, governments and enterprises, while providing network
and operations management, numbering, registry, messaging and fraud and
identity solutions to more than 1,200 organizations globally.

A US-based company, Telcordia Technologies, doing business as iconectiv,
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson. For more information, visit www.iconectiv.com.

Contacts

iconectiv
Sharon Oddy
+1 732-699-5130/908-809-2268
soddy@iconectiv.com
or
Global
Results Communications
Lora Wilson/Gabe Uribe
+1-949-608-0276
iconectiv@globalresultspr.com