
Colt's Chief Digital Officer Ashish Surti Steps Down After Nine-Year Tenure
Ashish Surti, who held the Chief Digital & Information Officer position at Colt Technology Services, has announced his exit from the company after spending nine years there.
Networks, spectrum, consolidation and the Digital Networks Act. Coverage from Continental Brief.

Ashish Surti, who held the Chief Digital & Information Officer position at Colt Technology Services, has announced his exit from the company after spending nine years there.

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