Digerati Technologies, based in North San Antonio, announced Oct. 3 that Derek Gietzen, an executive within Digerati’s organization, had been appointed Digerati’s president.

Digerati is a provider of cloud services specializing in Unified Communications-as-a-Service solutions for small- to medium-size businesses.

According to a news release, Gietzen was most recently president of NextLevel Internet, a Digerati subsidiary.

The release said Gietzen has been a telecommunications executive for 20 years and has tallied a track record managing successful high-growth companies, including achieving consistent double-digit growth at NextLevel.

The release also said under Gietzen’s leadership, NextLevel has been recognized as a certified Great Place to Work in the U.S. for each of the last three years.

CEO Arthur Smith in a statement said since Digerati’s acquisition of NextLevel earlier in 2022, Gietzen has been instrumental in the operational integration of Digerati’s various subsidiaries.

“[Gietzen] is an inspirational leader who perfectly aligns with our core values and brings the added skills necessary to successfully execute our business plan and ongoing [mergers and acquisitions] strategy. We are confident his contribution will enhance our ability to deliver on our corporate goals and assist us with creating long-term shareholder value,” Smith said.

Gietzen said this is an exciting time for Digerati, and he looks forward to taking on the role of president of the company’s combined operations.

“We have an amazing leadership team, and I look forward to all we can accomplish,” Gietzen said.