Hamid Heidary

Hamid Heidary joined Insight in April 2006 as our Executive Vice President of Central Operations. He oversees all of Insight's central support operations, which encompass the areas of network operations, engineering and information technology. He is also tasked with charting the company's technical strategy and directions.

A people-oriented, hands-on engineer, Hamid oversees a dynamic and cohesive Central Operations team with open lines of communication. His staff meetings are frequent, boisterous and productive. Everyone who works for him knows exactly what is expected of him or her and is provided with the tools and support necessary to get the job done.

With more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and data networking industries, Hamid has served as COO of Iesy Hessen GmbH, a cable television operator in Hessen, Germany, and CTO of NTL:Europe, a multinational cable operator and telecommunication service provider. He has also held various executive technical and management positions with NTL UK, C-Cor Electronics, Inc. and Allen Bradley.

Hamid's education includes a BSEE and MSEE from Southern Illinois University, an MBA from California Coast University and a certificate of corporate directorship from the Institute of Directors in London.

Married with one son, Hamid enjoys a good book, a game of golf and an opportunity to go scuba diving. He recently has started to bike, having decided that it's easier on his knees than running.