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Executive Team

Ananth Veluppillai

Chief Executive Officer

Ananth Veluppillai serves as Lingo’s Chief Executive Officer. Ananth also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of B. Riley’s Telecommunication Practice that includes Lingo and several other telecommunications companies.  Ananth has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications and held various leadership positions, including serving as the COO of Global Operations for Tech Mahindra’s Network Services unit and COO of LCC International, Inc., that provided consulting services in Wireless and Wireline telecommunication networks around the world. Ananth holds B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Danilo Cruz

Vice President, Controller

Danilo Cruz serves as Vice President, Controller of Lingo and other telecommunication companies in B.Riley’s portfolio. Danilo has over 20 years of combined experience leading the accounting and financing function of both public and private companies, with experience in process improvement, financial reporting and prior tenure in Big 4 public accounting. Danilo is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Florida International.

Vilas Uchil

Chief Operating Officer

Vilas Uchil is the Chief Operating Officer at Lingo. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing innovation, technology, and operations for Lingo. Prior to joining the team, Vilas worked in the telecommunications industry for 20 years. He was the head of engineering and operations at NovoLink Communications, and held positions at SPRINT-NEXTEL Corporation, General Electric Capital GCF (UK), and TATA-Nortel Technology Lab (India). He received a Bachelor of Engineering in electronics and telecommunication engineering from Bombay University (India), and he holds two Master of Science degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology (electrical engineering/computer engineering).

Christopher Ramsey

Chief Revenue Officer

Chris Ramsey serves as Lingo’s Chief Revenue Officer and is a 20+ year veteran of the communications services industry. He is responsible for managing and driving organic sales, sales operations, and marketing. Chris excels at managing multiple sales channels with an excellent track record of optimizing sales costs and ROI. Before joining Lingo, Chris served as the SVP of Revenue at PuppySpot, and previously, as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Birch Communications. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Education and Psychology from Southwest Baptist University.

Alex Valencia

Chief Compliance Officer

Alex Valencia serves as Lingo’s Chief Compliance Officer and is a 20+ year veteran of the telecom industry. Alex oversees the Company’s government and legal affairs, including corporate governance and directs all regulatory policies. Prior to joining Lingo, Alex served as VP of Regulatory Affairs for Impact Telecom. He holds an LLM in International and Comparative Law from Notre Dame Law School, a Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Latin America Studies from Southern Methodist University.

Curt Varner

Chief Technical Officer

Curtis Varner serves as Chief Technical Officer of B. Riley’s Telecommunications Practice, which currently includes United Online, magicJack, Credomobile and Lingo.  Curtis has a BS and MS in computer science with over 25 years in technical operations and development leadership positions, including over 15 years as CTO and CIO of United Online.