Passenger Appoints Steve Howe as Chief Operating Officer
Former EarthLink Executive to Extend Company’s Leadership Position
Today, Steve Howe, a former executive at EarthLink, was named chief operating officer, effective immediately. Howe will oversee strategic planning, business development, sales, finance and day-to-day operations. He will also spearhead the company’s New York expansion while evaluating additional growth opportunities.
“Howe is a proven leader in an incredibly dynamic sales environment and has the broad experience in business development to help build our sales force and accelerate the company’s growth,” said Andrew Leary, chief executive officer and co-founder of Passenger. “Against the backdrop of rapid growth, Howe’s experience and success at EarthLink proves he will keep our focus on business fundamentals and execution as we accelerate the enhancement of our on-demand technology platform and continue to focus on what’s most important “ the success of our clients.”
Howe served as senior vice president of EarthLink’s Voice Business and managed the national rollout of EarthLink’s voice products. As part of that, he led a $50 million investment in Covad to build the largest DSL 2+ network in the US, and built a nationwide VoIP infrastructure in less than nine months. Before joining EarthLink, Howe was an associate principal at McKinsey & Company, where he was a leader in the North American Growth Practice and North American Service Operations Practice. Howe received his BA Magna Cum Laude in History from Harvard College and an MA with Honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Brasenose College, Oxford University.
"I am thrilled to be joining the talented and innovative team at Passenger,” Howe said. “There are significant growth opportunities for Passenger as more brands look to collaborate with their customers. I look forward to helping the company extend its leadership position in this area.”
Today, Steve Howe, a former executive at EarthLink, was named chief operating officer, effective immediately. Howe will oversee strategic planning, business development, sales, finance and day-to-day operations. He will also spearhead the company’s New York expansion while evaluating additional growth opportunities.
“Howe is a proven leader in an incredibly dynamic sales environment and has the broad experience in business development to help build our sales force and accelerate the company’s growth,” said Andrew Leary, chief executive officer and co-founder of Passenger. “Against the backdrop of rapid growth, Howe’s experience and success at EarthLink proves he will keep our focus on business fundamentals and execution as we accelerate the enhancement of our on-demand technology platform and continue to focus on what’s most important “ the success of our clients.”
Howe served as senior vice president of EarthLink’s Voice Business and managed the national rollout of EarthLink’s voice products. As part of that, he led a $50 million investment in Covad to build the largest DSL 2+ network in the US, and built a nationwide VoIP infrastructure in less than nine months. Before joining EarthLink, Howe was an associate principal at McKinsey & Company, where he was a leader in the North American Growth Practice and North American Service Operations Practice. Howe received his BA Magna Cum Laude in History from Harvard College and an MA with Honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Brasenose College, Oxford University.
"I am thrilled to be joining the talented and innovative team at Passenger,” Howe said. “There are significant growth opportunities for Passenger as more brands look to collaborate with their customers. I look forward to helping the company extend its leadership position in this area.”
