Kelly Newman is the General Manager of our Virginia Beach facility. Kelly joined PointOne in 2019, building upon a distinguished 22 year career within the competitive telecom industry, with an accomplished track record for delivering and sustaining revenue and profit gains. Prior to joining PointOne, Kelly was the Chief Financial Officer of the start-up Globalinx Data Centers. While there, she handled many roles including revenue generation strategy and execution, global sales and corporate development, construction, marketing, technical data center operations, subsea cable connectivity, strategic planning, and overall data center design.
Kelly has been characterized over her career for building and finding the right strategic partnerships that result in successful mutual revenue growth and cost savings.
Previously, Kelly spent over 7 years at BCE Nexxia, a division of Bell Canada, where she was Director or US & International Carrier Sales. Kelly has also held positions at Metromedia Fiber, Fiberlight and Apptix where she played key roles in managing and leading sales teams, go-to-market strategies, construction, dark fiber, and financial planning.
Kelly resides in the Virginia Beach area and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Old Dominion University.