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CNBC appoints SVP for business development in Asia

CNBC announced the appointment of Alan Seiffert to its Asia Pacific team as SVP for business development and partnerships. Seiffert, who will be based in Singapore, will oversee CNBC's efforts to build up business opportunities for the network in the Asia Pacific region.

Telecommunications solutions provider ARRIS TeleWire announced the appointment of Leia Liberatore to the position of VP for operations. In this position, Liberatore will oversee supply chain management strategies critical to optimizing operational, logistical and customer service metrics.

NuVox Communications, a global provider of voice, data, and security services, has named Steve Fiveash as SVP of business operations development. Fiveash brings over 23 years of telecommunications acumen to NuVox, including demonstrated successes in network management, customer service, program management, sales engineering, and large-scale integration activities.

Pandora Networks, a provider of hosted IP communication services for small to medium-sized business, elected to its advisory board industry veterans Edward Birchfield, Mohanjit Jolly, Charles Nahabedian and Thomas Persons. Pandora's expanded board brings together entrepreneurs, executive managers and investment veterans.

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