Brightspeed Leadership Team The Org

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 28, 2025, 10:55 AM

The Leadership Team at BrightSpeed is responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of the company, overseeing the integration of marketing, hygiene, and intelligence services. This diverse group collaborates to drive organizational growth, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards, while fostering a culture of innovation and talent development across all levels. Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Wholesale Vice President, Procurement, Supply Chain & Corporate Real Estate Vice President Sales Operations, Enablement, & Fulfillment Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EVP, Consumer Products, Marketing & Customer Experience EVP, Consumer Growth, Sales & Customer Care Chief Executive Officer Tom Maguire to Retire; Continues as Advisor and Member of Board of Directors Michel Combes Appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and Acting CEO CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed, the nation's third-largest fiber broadband builder, today announced a leadership transition to drive the next phase in the company's transformation to a high-growth fiber business. Tom Maguire is retiring from his role as chief executive officer and Michel Combes, Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and acting CEO, effective June 1, 2025.

Maguire will continue as an advisor and remain a member of the Board of Directors. Combes brings a breadth of telecommunications leadership experience, coupled with unique insight into Brightspeed's business and growth trajectory. Most recently, Combes served as CEO of Softbank Group International and Sprint, in addition to CEO roles at Altice Group, Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone Europe. "I've been on the journey with Brightspeed for some time, first as an advisor then as Board member and chairman," said Combes. "I believe in this business and this team and know we are on the right path to transform to a high-growth fiber business, with a clear plan for more than five million fiber passings. Brightspeed has tremendous opportunity ahead, and I'm privileged to get to step into a more active role with the leadership team.

I'd like to thank Tom both for his leadership and for the results and momentum he helped drive to set us up for this next phase of our growth." Brightspeed has 18 executives. Brightspeed's current Chief Financial Officer is Christie Grumbos. Terminix, Vivint, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Windstream, Walmart, Wal Mart.com, and Alloya Coporate FCU Terminix, Vivint, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Windstream, Walmart, Wal Mart.com, and Alloya Coporate FCU Rise Broadband provides internet and phone services, specializing in fixed wireless and fiber internet connectivity.

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Michel also serves as executive chairman of Brightspeed’s Board of Directors. Michel previously served as chief executive officer and president of SoftBank Group International, from June 2020 to June 2022, and president and chief executive officer of Sprint from January 2018 until April 2020. His prior leadership roles also include chief executive officer of Altice N.V., chief executive officer of Alcatel-Lucent, chief executive officer of Vodafone Europe, chairperson and chief executive officer of TDF Group, and chief financial... Michel currently serves on the Board of Directors for four listed companies: Phillip Morris International; Etisalat; F5, Inc.; and Eutelsat Communications S.A. He also serves on the boards of several private companies. Michel received an M.S.

degree from École Polytechnique with a focus in engineering and a doctorate from Paris Dauphine University. Monty Garrett is responsible for the company’s finance, accounting and treasury operations and directs capital planning and investment initiatives to drive Brightspeed’s $2 billion fiber optics transformation plan. His top priorities are to ensure accurate and timely reporting of financials, analysis, cash movement and key metrics to help drive growth. Monty brings more than 35 years of finance expertise, including decades in the telecom industry, to Brightspeed. He joined Brightspeed in September 2023 as the company’s controller. Prior to that, he spent more than 25 years at Verizon in various financial leadership roles during two different periods, ultimately serving as senior vice president of accounting and senior vice president of internal...

Monty also served as chief accounting officer and chief financial officer of Doosan Infracore International (Bobcat) and as a member of the assurance practice at Ernst & Young. Monty earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from The Citadel and two Master of Business Administration degrees — one from California State University and another from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Chief People and Administrative Officer Colon McLean serves as Chief People and Administrative Officer for Brightspeed, responsible for the oversight of the HR, Legal, Information Security and Communications teams. In his role, he is responsible for building and leading all people-related programs and sustaining the company’s customer-focused values while maintaining a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance. Known for leading executive teams through complex, global business and people transactions, Colon brings decades of experience from large-scale public and private equity backed companies to his role at Brightspeed. Colon and his team ensure that the Brightspeed work environment is inclusive and diverse and that the team is aligned around the company’s growth plans to meet the broadband needs of millions of families...

Prior to joining Brightspeed, Colon led human resources for Alight Solutions, a Blackstone portfolio company, where he was responsible for all people-related programs and led HR due diligence, integration and value realization of four... Additionally, Colon championed the company's purpose and values, driving high levels of engagement, resulting in certification as a Great Place to Work in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Prior to Alight Solutions, he served as Chief Human Resources Officer at two other companies following a two-decade career at Duke Energy where he became co-head of human resources. Colon earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wingate University and his Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University. Colon was an active member of the HR Management Association of Chicago, serving as a member and board chair. Manuel Sampedro is responsible for ensuring Brightspeed’s operations team leverages state-of-the-art technology to deliver on the company’s promise to provide best-in-class customer service and a faster, more reliable network across the company’s footprint.

Manuel brings more than 25 years of telecommunications experience to his role. Prior to Brightspeed, he served as senior vice president of global business transformation at Verizon, where he led the company’s business transformation initiatives from development to execution. He also led the integration of Verizon’s Tracfone acquisition from America Movil in 2021. Manuel spent most of his career at Verizon, advancing through regional and national management roles in operations. Manuel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from Towson University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore. Additionally, he earned a master’s certificate in project management from George Washington University.

Serving telecom professionals with news, education, and technology for over 40 years Brightspeed has announced a leadership transition to drive the next phase in the company's transformation to a high-growth fiber business. Tom Maguire is retiring from his role as chief executive officer and Michel Combes, Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and acting CEO, effective June 1, 2025. Maguire will continue as an advisor and remain a member of the Board of Directors. Combes brings a breadth of telecommunications leadership experience, coupled with unique insight into Brightspeed's business and growth trajectory. Most recently, Combes served as CEO of Softbank Group International and Sprint, in addition to CEO roles at Altice Group, Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone Europe.

"I've been on the journey with Brightspeed for some time, first as an advisor then as a board member and chairman," said Combes. "I believe in this business and this team and know we are on the right path to transform to a high-growth fiber business, with a clear plan for more than five million fiber passings. Brightspeed has tremendous opportunity ahead, and I'm privileged to get to step into a more active role with the leadership team. I'd like to thank Tom both for his leadership and for the results and momentum he helped drive to set us up for this next phase of our growth." "Leading Brightspeed has been the absolute highlight of my career, and I'm pleased to continue supporting the company as a member of the board," said Maguire. "I'm incredibly proud of the efficient network we have built and are continuing to scale to get more people connected to the best technology out there.

Michel is well-positioned to continue the transformation already underway." BrightSpeed offers a variety of marketing, hygiene & intelligence services designed to increase the value of data & marketing dollars. Meet the leaders who are reshaping the internet industry for the better. Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michel is responsible for leading the strategic planning and implementation of the company’s strategy and goals, ensuring operational excellence and driving growth across the enterprise. Additionally, he is leading the Consumer Group focused on growing sales, marketing the company’s innovative product line, creating an exceptional customer experience, and building recognition of the Brightspeed brand — synonymous with speed, reliability...

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