Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. / PRTL
President DG Gulati, left, and Christopher J Smith, senior manager, facilities. (Photo: Shira Yudkoff - washingtonpost.com)
About Primus Telecommunications Group Inc.
7901 Jones Branch Dr., Suite 900, McLean, Va. 22102
www.primustel.com
| 703-902-2800
| Founded: 1994
Industry: Telecommunications | Category: Top 100 Companies
Primus Telecommunications Group provides phone and Internet services, primarily in Canada, Australia and Western Europe. It also sells voice and data Internet services in the United States and Caribbean through its U.S. subsidiary. The company spent much of 2005 and 2006 trying to shore up its balance sheet. Last year, it sold an Australian Internet domain name registry and Web hosting subsidiary, Planet Domain, for $6.5 million. And it parted with its majority stake in a German telephone system installation subsidiary for $800,000.
Chairman and CEO: K. Paul Singh
Chairman and CEO: K. Paul Singh
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 1,817 | Local employees: 130Company Leadership
| John F. DePodesta | Co-Founder, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Executive Vice President and Director |
| David E. Hershberg | Director |
| Douglas M. Karp | Director |
| Pradman P. Kaul | Director |
| Paul G. Pizzani | Director |
| John G. Puente | Director |
| K. Paul Singh | Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
Did You Know
OTHER LINE: Primus was created in 1994 by four former executives of MCI.
