Internap Names New CFO

Internet business solutions provider Internap Network Services announced on Thursday it has named George E. Kilguss III the company’s chief financial officer, effective April 7.

“George’s skills and experience as a seasoned CFO with publicly traded, high-growth technology companies, combined with his hands-on knowledge of the financial markets will help drive Internap’s expansion into new areas,” says James P. DeBlasio, CEO at Internap. “George has significant and relevant sector expertise, specifically in telecommunications and wireless that will be beneficial to our growth.”

Kilguss brings to Internap considerable know-how in financial management, operations and development, holding positions at publicly traded and privately held technology companies as well as the investment banking sector.

He was most recently the chief financial officer at Internet service provider Towerstream, where he led the company’s initial public offering, helped build up and carry out the strategic plan and raised the proper capital to drive the company into eight new markets.

He previously served as the chief financial officer at Canadian telecommunications provider, Stratos Global. Kilgus has also had practical knowledge with capital markets and a wide variety of merger and acquisition activities across industries, having been a partner at Riparian Partners and a VP at Fleet Financial Group’s Investment Bank.