John Parry
President & CEO

John Parry was appointed President and CEO of Solix in June 2004, after serving as Executive Director of Program Operations for NECA for 6 years.  He has over 33 years of experience in the telecom industry, including various positions of increasing responsibility with Bell Atlantic Corporation (now part of Verizon).  Prior to joining NECA, he was President of Bell Atlantic Network Systems.

Parry’s educational background includes a BA in English from University of South Carolina and an MBA from Pace University.  He also completed the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College.
 
Parry served two tours of duty in Vietnam while a Lieutenant in the US Navy - completing various assignments in the Surface Warfare, Aviation and Intelligence communities.  He retired from the US Navy Reserve as a Captain in 1990.