Gordon Hutchins, Jr., 58 has served as Executive Vice President Operations, since December 2005. Prior to joining Fusion, Mr. Hutchins served as President and CEO of SwissFone, Inc., an international telecommunications carrier headquartered in Washington, D.C. He joined SwissFone in March 2005, following SwissFone’s acquisition by Alliance Group Holdings, Inc. Before SwissFone, Mr. Hutchins was President and CEO of STAR Telecommunications, Inc., an $800 million publicly traded international telecommunications carrier based in Santa Barbara, California. He joined STAR in March 2001 following the resignation of the former CEO and the filing of a bankruptcy petition. He restructured the company and, in August 2002, was confirmed by the bankruptcy court as the Liquidating Trustee of the STAR Creditors’ Liquidating Trust. Prior to STAR, Mr. Hutchins was President and CEO of GH Associates, Inc., a McLean, Virginia, based management consulting firm that he founded. The firm provided management consulting services to telecommunications companies throughout the world. Mr. Hutchins also founded Telecom One, Inc., a nationwide long distance carrier that he sold to Broadwing Communications, Inc., and TCO Network Services, Inc., a local wireless carrier purchased by Winstar Communications, Inc. During his early career, Mr. Hutchins held positions with MCI, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and AT&T. |