John Scanlon

Who is John Scanlon?

John Scanlon became CEO of Yipes in September 2004

and is a 20-year veteran of the telecommunications and data services

industry. Before joining Yipes he held a variety of senior positions at

Internap, a network services provider of high-performance IP solutions.

Most recently, he was Internap's Vice President of International and

Corporate Development, but also served as Chief Financial Officer and

Vice President of Service Planning during his five years there. Prior

to Internap, Scanlon co-founded international telecommunication

services provider Flat Rate Communications. He served as CEO of Flat

Rate from 1996 to 1998, when he sold the company to European telecom

provider Viatel and became General Manager of the new Viatel

subsidiary. Scanlon also spent over a decade at MCI in a variety of

finance, business development and marketing roles.

Scanlon holds an M.B.A. from St. Mary's College of California and a

bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Oregon State

University.