Alaska Communications appointed industry leader Jeff Vogt as chief operating officer. Vogt will report to President and CEO Matt McConnell and will be responsible for the company?s cross-functional operations, strategic direction, and transformation initiatives, with particular focus on delivering a best-in-class customer experience, driving enterprise innovation and continuing to upgrade and expand the company?s fiber network. He most recently served as executive vice president and general manager at Actif.AI, an artificial intelligence software company serving the telecommunications industry.

Prior to that, he held executive management positions in the cable, telecommunications, data and software industries including at Cantaloupe, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Level 3 Communications and AOL, Inc. Across his leadership roles he has thrived on solving complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.