Lee Edwards
About Lee Edwards
Lee Edwards serves as the Regional Sales Director at Ribbon Communications, focusing on sales activities for Rural Service Providers, UTelcos, and select Wireless accounts in the Southeast U.S. He holds an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University and has extensive experience in transforming network architectures and providing secure communications solutions.
Work at Ribbon
Lee Edwards serves as the Regional Sales Director at Ribbon Communications since 2017. In this role, he is responsible for managing sales activities aimed at Rural Service Providers, UTelcos, and select Wireless accounts within the Southeast U.S. territory. His focus includes driving sales initiatives and fostering relationships with key stakeholders in the telecommunications sector.
Education and Expertise
Lee Edwards earned his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Wake Forest University School of Business, where he studied from 1992 to 1994. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a concentration in Marketing from Western Carolina University, studying from 1980 to 1984. He possesses expertise in transforming legacy fixed, mobile, and enterprise networks to secure IP and cloud-based architectures.
Background
Lee Edwards has a diverse background in sales and marketing within the telecommunications industry. He began his career at Nortel, where he worked as a Marketing Development/Sales Support Professional from 1985 to 1993 and later as a Senior Sales Executive from 1994 to 2009. He also held positions at Kentrox, Westell, and GENBAND, where he contributed to sales strategies and customer solutions.
Previous Experience
Before joining Ribbon Communications, Lee Edwards held various roles that contributed to his extensive experience in sales. He worked as a Sales Director at Kentrox from 2010 to 2013 and at Westell from 2013 to 2016. He briefly served as a Sales Executive at Lenovo in 2010. His previous roles involved providing complete packet/optical solution sets and secure real-time communications software solutions.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Lee Edwards has been involved in significant projects that enhance productivity and security for businesses and consumers. His work has focused on offering comprehensive solutions tailored to meet the transport needs of customers, particularly in the telecommunications sector.