Covad Names New Wholesale GM

Covad Communications has named William R. Ferraiuolo as general manager for the Covad Wholesale division, effective immediately. Ferraiuolo replaces Lisa Graham, who left the company last month.

Ferraiuolo brings almost 30 years of professional experience and will serve as the executive business leader, responsible for the end-to-end success of the Covad Wholesale business unit.

“Throughout his career, Bill has demonstrated an ability to build high-performance teams, lead change, and drive increased levels of profitability,” said Patrick Bennett, Covad president and CEO. “I look forward to working with him as he strives to take the Covad Wholesale division to the next level of success.”

Ferraiuolo comes to Covad from EMC2, where he worked for more than a decade and most recently served as director of global business operations. At EMC2, he started the professional services organization for the western United States and grew it into a $40 million revenue stream with an associated drag of $500 million in hardware and software.

Prior to EMC2 he worked for AT&T for 19 years, where his experience included sales, product management, product marketing and operations.