Ziply Fiber is building the best internet in the Northwest

Harold Zeitz serves as CEO of Ziply Fiber. His lifelong passion for technology and innovation has been the cornerstone of his 30-year career spent delivering amazing experiences to customers in the broadband, telecom, wireless, financial services, gaming and web services industries. Prior to joining Ziply Fiber, Harold served as President and COO of Wave Broadband, one of the most successful broadband data companies in the country. He also served in executive and leadership roles at Classmates, IGT, RealNetworks, Sharebuilder, AT&T Wireless and McCaw Cellular. Harold, who holds a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, is a Board Trustee at Horizon House and Board Member of Vast Communciations. A native northwesterner, Harold spends his free time at Marymoor Park with his family and dog, Lily.

Steve Weed is Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ziply Fiber. As an industry leader focused on broadband services and technology for more than 25 years. Steve’s passion and experience is second to none. Prior to Ziply Fiber, Steve was founder and CEO of Wave Broadband, which he lead from 2002 through its sale in 2018. He has served as head of Summit Communications, president of Millenium Digital Media, chairman of Xplornet Communications, and as a board member of both Metronet and Hargray Communications. Steve is a 2002 inductee of the Cable TV Pioneers and has served as chairman of the American Cable Association. Having grown up in the Northwest, Steve has also spent more than 25 years exploring the Puget Sound, San Juan and Canadian islands. An experienced boater, he and his family love boating and hiking among this area’s 100s of islands – one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Ryan Hjorten is CFO of Ziply Fiber. Ryan brings more than 10 years of proven executive experience in roles including Controller, VP of Accounting and CFO for public and private companies. Prior to joining Ziply Fiber, Ryan served as Controller and CFO at INRIX Inc. He also has managed financial operations at Market Leader and Talentwise. He started his career at Ernst and Young in the Seattle office. Ryan, holds degrees in Accounting and Financial Economics from Western Washington University. In his free time, Ryan enjoys golfing, rooting on the NW sports teams, as well as spending time with his wife and two sons.

Ryan Hjorten is CFO of Ziply Fiber. Ryan brings more than 10 years of proven executive experience in roles including Controller, VP of Accounting and CFO for public and private companies. Prior to joining Ziply Fiber, Ryan served as Controller and CFO at INRIX Inc. He also has managed financial operations at Market Leader and Talentwise. He started his career at Ernst and Young in the Seattle office. Ryan, holds degrees in Accounting and Financial Economics from Western Washington University. In his free time, Ryan enjoys golfing, rooting on the NW sports teams, as well as spending time with his wife and two sons.

Byron Springer is the Chief Legal Officer for Ziply Fiber. Springer has more than 25 years handling legal affairs for technology businesses. Prior to joining Ziply Fiber, Springer was the Executive Vice President - Legal Affairs at Wave Broadband where he was responsible for a broad range of legal and regulatory matters relating to the broadband, cable and telecommunications Industry. He also was the Chief Counsel of Acquisitions for Intellectual Ventures, the General Counsel of cable set-top-box maker Digeo Inc. and a Vice President in Redmond, Wash.’s division of AT&T Wireless. He has his JD from UCLA School of Law and his B.A. from Stanford University. Byron also serves on the Board of Directors for Copper Canyon Press, one of the nation's leading poetry publishers. Byron has spent 35 years in the Seattle area and has learned to love golf in the Pacific Northwest.

Byron Springer is the Chief Legal Officer for Ziply Fiber. Springer has more than 25 years handling legal affairs for technology businesses. Prior to joining Ziply Fiber, Springer was the Executive Vice President - Legal Affairs at Wave Broadband where he was responsible for a broad range of legal and regulatory matters relating to the broadband, cable and telecommunications Industry. He also was the Chief Counsel of Acquisitions for Intellectual Ventures, the General Counsel of cable set-top-box maker Digeo Inc. and a Vice President in Redmond, Wash.’s division of AT&T Wireless. He has his JD from UCLA School of Law and his B.A. from Stanford University. Byron also serves on the Board of Directors for Copper Canyon Press, one of the nation's leading poetry publishers. Byron has spent 35 years in the Seattle area and has learned to love golf in the Pacific Northwest.

Mike Doherty is the CMO of Ziply Fiber and is an accomplished marketing leader with a demonstrated history of crafting award-winning brand strategies in B2C and B2B marketing in highly-competitive consumer product ecosystems. Programs under his leadership have been recognized with Effie, Addy and Clio awards, as well as honors at Cannes, FAB, MIXX and other top industry shows. Before joining Ziply Fiber, Mike served as President of Cole & Weber, one of Seattle’s premiere advertising agencies, for 19 years. He was a double major in Marketing and Finance at the University of Oregon and has spent his career steering marketing efforts for regional, national, and international brands and organizations, such as Chateau Ste. Michelle, Hawaiian Airlines, Kellogg’s, Microsoft, Nike, Target, and The International Olympic Committee. As a former ski instructor, he still enjoys skiing every chance he gets as well as running, hiking, traveling, daddy daughter time, and learning anything new.

Rob Griffith is Chief of Design and Construction at Ziply Fiber. He brings more than two decades of telecommunications expertise to the company. Prior to Ziply Fiber, Rob served as President of Track Utilities, and Vice President of Engineering and Construction for Century Link’s Western region. In his spare time, Rob enjoys classic car restoration, drone technology, and golf.

Chris Denzin is Ziply Fiber’s COO, overseeing sales, marketing, customer experience, field operations and product development. Chris has built a nearly 30-year career as a leader in the communications industry in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, including nearly 26 years at CenturyLink before joining Ziply Fiber. Chris has been very active in the communities in which he’s lived over the years, holding Board-level positions on nine different Leadership, Advisory, Economic and Housing Councils and Business Associations and Alliances in Oregon and Arizona. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. In his downtime, Chris can often be found on the back nine of his local golf course working to better his handicap.

Bambang “Bam” Liem serves as CTO of Ziply Fiber. Formerly EVP of Central Technology, Operations & Systems at Wave Broadband, where he oversaw deployment and management of Wave’s Fiber & IP network technology, Bam is a telecommunications industry veteran with 35 years of experience in engineering, operations and system development for mobile, cable and telephone companies around the world. He has worked in various leadership roles at Charter Communications, Bell Canada, Allied Telecom, Amdocs, Accenture and more here in the Northwest, as well as in Canada, Indonesia, Taiwan, Ireland, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Bam, who is working on his proficiency in a third language (Dutch, in addition to English and Indonesian) and his wife recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.