NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Siris Capital
Group, LLC ("Siris"), a leading private equity firm focused on
making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology
and technology-enabled business service companies, today announced
that Joe Cozzolino has joined Siris
as an executive partner. Mr. Cozzolino was most recently Senior
Vice President and Worldwide General Manager at Cisco Services. In
his new role at Siris, Mr. Cozzolino will work closely with the
firm's investment professionals and other executive partners to
identify and validate potential investment opportunities for Siris
as well as assist in the oversight and operations of Siris'
portfolio companies.
With more than 30 years of experience in the technology and
telecommunications industry, Mr. Cozzolino brings a wealth of
knowledge and expertise in enterprise and consumer services, with
deep experience working with voice, video and data service
providers. In his most recent role at Cisco, Mr. Cozzolino was
responsible for growing Cisco's $12.7
billion global services business. During his tenure there,
Mr. Cozzolino and his team successfully led efforts for a variety
of the company's initiatives including restructuring its Managed
Services P&L, the divestiture of its video CPE business and the
restructuring of its Mobility business.
Frank Baker, Co-Founder of Siris
Capital, commented, "Joe is a highly respected industry leader with
an extensive background in transforming businesses to generate
growth and unlock value. With over three decades of experience in
the enterprise and consumer space, Joe will be a strong addition to
our existing team of executive partners, and we are confident that
our team and our portfolio companies will benefit from his deep
expertise and proven track record."
Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Cozzolino was Senior Vice President
and General Manager, Network Infrastructure, for Motorola Mobility,
where he led a successful turnaround effort to right-size the
$800 million business. Mr. Cozzolino
also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Motorola's Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia
Pacific operations, where, under his leadership, Mr.
Cozzolino and his team grew the segments integration and managed
services businesses 15% year-over-year. Prior to that, he was Vice
President, Sales, for Wireline Telecom Business and Comcast.
Mr. Cozzolino holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering from the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth and an MBA from Anna Maria College. Joe is Treasurer of
UMass Dartmouth's Foundation Board. The
organization provides financial assistance to support educational
programs including research, awards and seminars, and to offer
need- or merit-based scholarships to students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Mr. Cozzolino joins 10 experienced operating executives on the
Siris executive partner team. While not employees of Siris,
executive partners provide invaluable sourcing and due diligence
assistance to investment opportunities and help direct operational
involvement post investment.
About Siris Capital Group
Siris Capital is a leading private equity firm focused on making
control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and
technology-enabled business service companies in North America. Integral to Siris' investment
approach is its partnership with exceptional senior operating
executives, or executive partners, who work with Siris on a
consulting basis to identify, validate and operate investment
opportunities. Their significant involvement allows Siris to
partner with management to add value both operationally and
strategically. To learn more, visit us at www.siriscapital.com.
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