Mark Trout, Former Accenture, eBay, Vivint Solar leader and Brendan Smith, Former Sunrun Leader Join WeLink to Support Expansion and Rapid Growth.
LEHI, Utah–( BUSINESS WIRE )– WeLink , a disruptive, next-generation fixed wireless broadband provider, today announced two new members of its executive leadership team. Brendan Smith has joined as Chief Operating Officer and Mark Trout as President to expand WeLink’s next-gen, fixed wireless access broadband solution and bring affordable internet access to more people. WeLink is excited to announce the addition of two industry leaders, Mark Trout and Brendan Smith. These new hires will help drive WeLink’s continued growth as they take on key roles in support for fixed wireless access projects. Tweet this “Both Brendan Smith and Mark Trout join a talented team of executives, and I am thrilled to welcome them to the WeLink family,” said Kevin Ross, CEO & Founder. “As we strive to expand affordable internet access to more people and close the digital divide, Smith and Trout each have the unique and valuable experience necessary to scale our operations and strategy at a time of rapid growth and increased national focus on broadband. With Smith and Trout on board, we can continue to impress and build long-lasting relationships with customers and bring much-needed competition and choice to communities across the globe.”
Brendan Smith will be responsible for sales and general business operations, including customer experience and field teams across all markets. Continuing to build WeLink’s adoption, his focus will be on using his expertise to accelerate growth, ensure operational performance, improve process efficiencies and reinforce our strategic efforts.
Mark Trout will lead the company’s technology, network planning, deployment, and engineering, G&A functions, and coordinate our product offerings internationally. Mark will oversee network expansion, and network operations, including expanding coverage in new and existing metro markets in the U.S. Mark brings extensive enterprise experience to lead the overall company strategy, finance, marketing, human resources, and information technology.
Brendan Smith, Chief Operating Officer
He brings more than 18 years of experience leading large organizations. Brendan has served in various leadership positions focusing on field and business operations. As Senior Vice President at Sunrun, he managed over 4,000 employees within multiple departments in his most recent role. His responsibilities included the installation, maintenance, and system performance of more than 600,000 residential solar energy systems for single-family homes and multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in 23 U.S. states and has […]
