Brett LAY

As Chief Financial Officer, Brett Lay is responsible for the company's financial strategies, planning and operations in addition to directing key corporate finance initiatives. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Asia Netcom.

A 22-year veteran of the telecom industry, Mr. Lay is an experienced financial and operating executive in both startup and mature operating environments. Most recently, he served as an independent financial advisor specializing in asset valuations, capital structures, mergers and acquisitions.

From 1999 to 2003 Mr. Lay served as Chief Financial Officer of Pihana Pacific. While there, he developed and executed the three-way merger of Pihana Pacific, i-STT and Equinix (EQIX).

Prior to Pihana Pacific, Mr. Lay was Chief Financial Officer and director of Asia Pacific at MediaOne Group, Inc., where he negotiated and executed the sale and financings of numerous companies and managed more than $1 billion in operations in seven Asia Pacific countries. From 1985-1999, Mr. Lay held several senior positions at US WEST/MediaOne Group Inc. including executive director international treasury, director corporate strategy, and director financial planning and analysis.

Mr. Lay has an M.S. in Finance and M.S. in Management from the University of Colorado.