November 22, 2023

Alaska Communications

McConnell

The Alaska Communications Board of Directors has named Matthew McConnell president and chief executive officer. McConnell is an accomplished CEO, COO, entrepreneur, community leader, board chairman, independent director and Fortune 50 executive with more than three decades of experience driving profitable growth in technology companies, and brings a combination of entrepreneurial and corporate experience to Alaska Communications. McConnell's leadership roles include serving as CEO of MediaKind, a best-in-class media technology company; COO and advisor to the board and CEO at Cantaloupe, a global technology provider of self-service commerce; senior vice president and general manager at Comcast NBCUniversal; president and CEO of Troppus Software, a SaaS start-up providing customer care software services; and senior vice president at Level 3 Communications, a multinational telecommunications provider. McConnell also currently serves as a board director for Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver where he teaches graduate-level courses in leadership, ethics and strategy. He will join Alaska Communications December 4, 2023. Alaska Communications, a subsidiary of ATN International, provides advanced broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The company operates a statewide data network connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S.