Management

Thomas Pérez-Ducy

President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Perez-Ducy joined Startec in July 2007. His mission is to extend Startec's profitable growth and to deliver services that provide Startec’s customers savings, convenience and reliability.  Mr Perez-Ducy is also the CEO of Americatel, a leading international long distance service provider.  Startec and Americatel are owned by Platinum Equity which is listed #22 on the 2006 Forbes Largest Private Companies list.  Mr. Perez-Ducy has over 15 years of experience in the communications and financial services industries.

Mr. Perez-Ducy served as Vice President Sales & Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer of Puerto Rico Telephone Company whom he joined in 2004.  Prior to joining PRTC, he was the Executive Vice President-Mobile Services at Cable & Wireless.  Previously, Mr. Pérez-Ducy spent ten years with Verizon Dominicana, formerly Codetel, in a variety of roles including Vice President-Mobile Communications and Customer Service.  Prior to his telecommunications career, Mr. Pérez-Ducy worked in the financial services industry.

Mr. Perez-Ducy holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Pontificia
Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, as well as a Master of Science degree in
International Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics.

T.J. Master

Senior Vice President
Sales, Marketing & Customer Service
Mr. Master joined Startec in 1992 and is responsible for managing Startec's sales & marketing, customer service, product development, branding and marketing communications. Mr. Master has been involved in all phases of Startec's growth from startup to IPO and more recently its acquisition by Platinum Equity.  Mr. Master has 16 years of marketing experience in the media and communications industries.

Mr. Master was responsible for product management of dial around services at Teleglobe International, one of the world's leading wholesale providers of international telecommunications services. Prior to that Mr. Master marketed various print publications for Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, India's largest media group.

Mr. Master has an MBA in International Marketing and Finance from the American University, Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor's degree in Science from the University of Delhi, India.