Visionary executive Diankha Linear brings market disruption
expertise to the Board
DENVER, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies
(NYSE: LUMN) today announced the appointment of Diankha Linear
to its board of directors, effective immediately.
Linear is a seasoned executive and proven operator with more
than 20 years of experience leading across highly regulated
technology, logistics, and retail industries. In her current role
as president and CEO of Community, Inc., she is disrupting how
brands interact with their customers with an engagement platform
that connects businesses, brands, and public figures to their
audiences at scale.
"Diankha's broad range of experience in technology, military
leadership, logistics, and retail will be invaluable to the Lumen
board. Her expertise and insights will help shape our path as we
disrupt traditional telecom and deliver new technology services and
value to customers," said Kate
Johnson, president and CEO of Lumen.
Linear's leadership and strategic abilities were initially
forged by 16 years of military service in the U.S. Army Reserve
(Airborne), including as a Logistics and Judge Advocate General
officer.
"Lumen has made foundational changes to transform itself and its
industry. This focus on transformation is inspiring, and I am
looking forward to working alongside the board and seizing
opportunities to continue moving the company into the future," said
Linear.
Prior to leading Community, Inc., Linear served as general
counsel and corporate secretary at Convoy, Inc. Before Convoy, she
spent nearly a decade in leadership positions at Fortune 500
companies Nordstrom and Expeditors International of Washington. Ms. Linear is a graduate of the
University of Washington and the
University of Pennsylvania Law
School.
She serves on the Board of Directors for Community, Inc., the
Board of Trustees for Swedish Health Systems, and Board of
Directors of the not-for-profit college access and leadership
development program, Rainier Scholars.
The appointment brings the company's board count from 11 to
12.
A full breakdown of the company's board of directors is
available online.
About Lumen Technologies
Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by
connecting people, data, and applications – quickly, securely, and
effortlessly. Everything we do at Lumen takes advantage of our
network strength. From metro connectivity to long-haul data
transport to our edge cloud, security, and managed service
capabilities, we meet our customers' needs today and as they build
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