EATEL Appoints Jeff Szczepanski as Account Manager Serving the New Orleans, Northshore and Mississippi Gulf Markets

GONZALES, LA--(Marketwired - Apr 18, 2016) - EATEL, a regional leader in digital communication and data services for home and business, today announced the appointment of Jeff Szczepanski as Account Manager serving the New Orleans region. In this role, Szczepanski will oversee business development for EATEL and Venyu's products and services.

"As EATEL broadens its Gulf market penetration with new Gigabit Ethernet broadband, cloud hosting, as well as residential entertainment and business voice, video, data and security services, we will benefit from Szczepanski's breadth of experience and significant customer relationships throughout the region," said Mike Orban, Director of Sales, EATEL Business. "We are delighted to welcome Szczepanski to our team and look forward to leveraging his proven industry skills."

Szczepanski is an accomplished sales leader with 20 years' experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining EATEL, he held business development, management, talent acquisition, IT outsourcing, and consulting roles at notable organizations including Entergy, SAIC, TEKsystems, and ServiceNow. Szczepanski has dedicated his career to helping Louisiana-based companies deploy and maintain IT infrastructures within healthcare, banking, manufacturing, oil and gas, insurance, and higher education.

"I am excited to be joining such a recognized leader in the Gulf Region," Szczepanski said. "EATEL has a stellar reputation for providing innovative business and home communication, IT and security solutions and I look forward to assisting with the continuation of the Company's strong momentum."

In addition, Szczepanski is a graduate of Louisiana State University and holds a Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Internal Audit, and International Trade and Finance.

About EATEL
EATEL was the first company in Louisiana to provide phone, Internet and TV over an all-fiber network that offers a broad array of integrated digital services, including its newest service, LightWave TV, which provides advanced features such as Multi-Room DVR, remote DVR scheduling, and more HD channels. Founded in 1935, EATEL is currently in its 80th year as a service provider and business leader in Ascension and Livingston Parishes.

Venyu is a division of EATEL CORP and a premier provider of data center, managed hosting, cloud, virtualization and data protection solutions. By leveraging Venyu's portfolio of innovative, ROI-focused solutions, including VenyuCloud and RestartIT, within secure, highly available data centers, organizations reduce IT costs while increasing security and scalability.