Cincinnati Bell Names Leigh Fox Chief Financial Officer
September 23, 2013
CINCINNATI, Ohio – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) today announced that Leigh R. Fox will succeed Kurt A. Freyberger as the company’s chief financial officer, effective October 1, 2013.
Mr. Fox joined Cincinnati Bell in July 2001 and has held multiple finance and accounting roles including network and operations, six sigma process improvement, and product development. As vice president of finance at the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions, he played a strategic role in the growth and development of the company’s former data center business. Mr. Fox most recently served as the company’s senior vice president of finance before being announced as the company’s chief administrative officer earlier this year.
“Leigh brings not only a strong financial background but also broad strategic and operational experience to this role,” said Ted Torbeck, Cincinnati Bell President and CEO. “His collaborative approach helps bring a variety of perspectives to the table and drives positive outcomes for our shareholders, customers and employees.”
Mr. Fox succeeds Kurt A. Freyberger, who is resigning from the company effective September 30, 2013, to pursue new opportunities. In conjunction with his resignation, Mr. Freyberger has entered into a six-month consulting agreement with the company to provide assistance and expertise on various financial matters relating to the company’s business.
About Cincinnati Bell
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) provides integrated communications solutions—including local and long distance voice, data, high-speed Internet, entertainment, and wireless services—that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. Cincinnati Bell is the majority owner of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), which provides best-in-class data center colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities with fully redundant power and cooling solutions that are currently located in the Midwest, Texas, Arizona, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.cincinnatibell.com.
Source: Cincinnati Bell Inc.
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