Lee Provow
President
Lee has more than 20 years of experience in the data and business services industry and is responsible for Xpedite's global operations.

Prior to joining Xpedite, Lee served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board at Comdial Corporation, a telecommunications company offering advanced business phone systems, Voice over IP (VoIP), voice processing, unified messaging, and computer telephony integration solutions to small and mid-size businesses. Prior to Comdial, he spent 15 years in the transaction processing division of NCR, where he held various executive positions, both domestically and abroad, within the areas of marketing, product management, strategic planning and execution. In 1995 Lee founded GridNet International, a provider of enhanced data communications services. He served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GridNet until its purchase by WorldCom in 1997. Following the sale of GridNet, he served as COO of Slingshot Networks LLC, a provider of digital media storage, until it was acquired by Qwest Communications. Following the sale of Slingshot, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelispan, a provider of network solutions and enabler of electronic communications, until it was sold to McLeod USA in 2001. Since the sale of Intelispan, Lee has served as President and Managing Director of Commonwealth Holdings, LLC, a private investment fund, and as manager of ComVest Management.

Lee holds a B.S. in Business and Finance from Auburn University, Alabama.

Vincent DeVita
Senior Vice President, MIS and Business Process Management
Vincent DeVita has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in the area of operations, network and system design. Vincent joined Xpedite in 1996 and is responsible for billing, management and financial reporting, as well as improving business processes across all departments.

Prior to joining Xpedite, Vincent served as President & COO of ViTel International Inc., which was acquired by Xpedite in 1996. At ViTel, he had full P&L responsibility for its global operations, which employed over 150 employees located in 12 countries.

Vincent holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Baruch College, New York.

Dennis S. Mitrano
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Dennis Mitrano brings over 23 years of strategic marketing, management and technical operations experience to Xpedite. He is responsible for leading Xpedite's global marketing and business development strategy.

Prior to Xpedite, Dennis was the founder, President and CEO of Realistic Solutions, Inc. a strategic consulting firm focused within technology-based products and services. Before founding Realistic Solutions, Dennis served as the President of Managed Network Services for Intelispan Inc., a provider of network communications and enabler of electronic communications, until it was sold to McLeodUSA. Dennis has also held key executive positions with Enrev Corporation, ICG Communications Inc., National Data Corporation and Sprint.

He holds a B.S. in Finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA in Finance and International Business from George Washington University.

Johnathan Chappell
Vice President, Development
Jon has over 21 years of experience in software and systems development and is responsible for leading our development (R&D) organization, including systems software development. Jon has particular expertise in managing process changes required to effectively handle the changing needs of business, e.g. improving operational stability, worldwide deployment of systems and was instrumental in leading the internationalization effort for Xpedite's messaging systems.

Before joining Xpedite, over 10 years ago, Jon worked for several companies in the programming language and application development tools business such as Computer Innovations, Software Developer's Corp and Limited Systems Technology.

Joe Melfi
Senior Vice President of Global Operations
Joe has 20 years of experience in data communications in technology operations and support. Joe joined Xpedite in December of 2003 and manages our global operations and customer care organizations.

Prior to joining Xpedite, Joe served as Vice President for Global Operations, Service Delivery for AIG Technologies where he managed an Operational Support team of 400 employees globally where he focused on improving availability and quality of service while transitioning the team to become a service provider. Prior to that Joe spent 9 years in financial services working for Instinet as Senior Vice President of North America Technology Infrastructure. At Instinet he focused on implementing and supporting infrastructure for their highly available real time trading system where he managed a team of 300 employees.

Joe is a graduate of Control Data Institute where he majored in Computer Technology.

Greg Rable
Senior Vice President, Global Services
Greg Rable brings over 15 years of strategic development, management and technology experience to Xpedite and leads our Implementation, Project Management, Custom Programming, Managed Services, Sales Engineering, and Professional Services.

Prior to Xpedite, Greg served as CEO of Empagio, a company providing Employee Relationship Management (ERM) software and services to the Fortune 500. Greg was also the co-founder and CEO of Derivion, an Atlanta-based market leader in Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP), which was acquired by Metavante Corporation in 2001. Greg has also held numerous consulting, business development and management positions with i2 Technologies, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

Prior to entering the corporate arena, Greg served in the U.S. Army in the 10th Mountain Division specializing in logistics and communications. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York, and has pursued additional studies at Oxford University, England.

James H. Henkel
Executive Vice President of Sales
James H. Henkel has more than 20 years of sales management experience and is responsible for driving and leading Xpedite's domestic revenue growth.

Prior to joining Xpedite, James served as the Vice President of Sales and Corporate Officer for Intermedia Communications, Tampa, Florida. Prior to Intermedia, he spent 19 years with GTE in various senior sales management positions and was nationally recognized for leading top sales results.

James holds a B.A. from Mercer University, Georgia.

Dennis Yoji Tanaka
President, North Asia
Dennis Y. Tanaka, based in Tokyo, is responsible for managing Xpedite business in North Asia, including Japan and Korea. Dennis has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and IT industries. Dennis served as Managing Director of Vitel in Japan, which was acquired by Xpedite in November 1995.

Prior to Xpedite, Dennis spent several years with Goldman Sachs as well as Morgan Stanley, Tokyo, where he served as Vice President of Systems Development. For almost 10 years, he served as Business Development Manager for Daido Corporation, a Japanese trading company.

Dennis graduated from the Keio University in Tokyo with a B.A. in Business and Commerce.

John D. Stone
Executive Vice President European Operations
John Stone brings to his role a great depth of both sales and general management experience, drawn from 15 years in the telecommunications industry. His 10 years with Xpedite has spanned three continents — North America, Asia and now Europe — and in each he has used his ability, determination and expertise to help Xpedite succeed, regardless of location.

Based in London since 2000, he previously worked from Hong Kong where he showed a talent for building business, in four years taking Xpedite's operations there virtually from scratch to a multi-million dollar business. Prior to this he worked for Xpedite in San Francisco, and had previously held various sales and marketing positions for ViTel International, both in London and the US.

John was born in Ireland where he studied business studies and marketing.