Dan Yost Executive Vice President, Product Qwest Communications International

Mr. Yost is responsible for the product development and management of Qwest's voice, data, and IP portfolio, including the development of new services and the deployment of VoIP. With more than 30 years of telecommunications experience, he joined Qwest from Allegiance Telecom, Inc., a facilities-based national local-exchange carrier, where he served as the company's president and chief operating officer. While at Allegiance, Mr. Yost managed the company's day-to-day operations, which included the delivery of local and long-distance communications, international calling, high-speed data transmission, and Internet services.