Segra Appoints Telecommunications Leader Kevin T. Hart as New CEO
Charlotte, NC – January 4, 2022 – Segra announced that Kevin T. Hart has been named Chief
Executive Officer (CEO). Acquired by Cox Communications in 2021, Segra is a leading super-regional,
fiber-based provider serving commercial enterprise and carrier customers, and one of the largest fiber
infrastructure providers in the U.S. Hart succeed outgoing Segra CEO Timothy Biltz and will assume
responsibilities immediately.
Hart brings more than 30 years of telecommunications industry experience to Segra. For the past 11
years, he has served as Cox’s executive vice president, chief product and technology officer and has
delivered over $20B in capital programs while nearly doubling the company’s return on invested capital.
Under Hart’s direction, Cox launched innovative new products and services including G1GABLAST, the
company’s highest-speed Internet service, and a portfolio of leading commercial products for Cox
Business customers. He has also led the Cox Network Transformation 2.0 initiative, through which the
company is investing billions to upgrade the broadband infrastructure to support future residential and
business applications for Cox customers.
Hart also has specific experience in fiber and commercial communications M&A. As Group Vice
President and CIO of Level 3, he helped the company acquire and integrate eight companies,
quadrupling revenues in a 24-month period. He also served as a chief information officer for Clearwire,
the first national 4G wireless carrier in the U.S.
“Kevin’s ability to drive revenue growth through innovation and strategic investment, coupled with his
technical, operational, and transformational leadership expertise and knowledge of enterprise and
carrier networks will be integral to guiding the next phase of growth and market leadership at Segra,”
said Jeff Breaux, Segra board chairman and executive vice president of Cox Business.
“As I learned more about Segra through the acquisition process, I was impressed by their strong
customer focus and their ability to deliver value with their fiber infrastructure” said Hart. “I look
forward to working with the outstanding employees of Segra to build on their impressive customer
focused culture as we grow Segra’s customer base and revenues and develop leading-edge technology
capabilities that will advance Segra’s leadership in the marketplace.”
About Segra:
Segra is one of the largest independent fiber infrastructure bandwidth companies in the Eastern U.S. It
owns and operates an advanced fiber infrastructure network throughout nine Mid-Atlantic and
Southeastern states. Segra provides Ethernet, MPLS, dark fiber, advanced data center services, IP and
managed services, voice and cloud solutions, all backed by its industry-leading service and reliability.
Customers include carriers, enterprises, governments, higher education, and healthcare organizations.
About Cox Communications:
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through
broadband applications and services. The largest private telecom company in America, we proudly serve
nearly seven million homes and businesses across 18 states. We’re dedicated to empowering others to
build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities, and the
characteristics that make each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox
Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.
For more information about Segra’s technology and commitment to customer care, visit
segra.com.
