Executive Management

Bob Udell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Communication and serves on its board of directors. Bob has dedicated more than 20 years to Consolidated’s mission of turning technology into solutions and enriching how communities work and live.

Upon stepping into the CEO role in 2015, Bob served as a trusted leader during a phase of significant growth as the company solidified its status as a top 10 U.S. fiber provider and grew into its current 20+-state service area. With more than 35 years of telecommunications leadership experience, Bob has dedicated his career to expanding broadband services to unserved and underserved communities though measured growth and accountability to investors, customers and employees

Bob served in leadership roles at TXU Communications including Executive Vice President of Business Development, Regulatory and Administration, and Chief Operating Officer. He served in leadership roles at McLeodUSA as Senior Vice President of Network Services and Vice President and General Manager of the company’s Indiana operations, and he held management roles at Bell Atlantic in operations, carrier sales and marketing.

Bob serves on the USTelecom Board of Directors.  He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Bob completed the Advanced Technology Innovations Program at Carnegie Mellon University.

Fred Graffam is the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Consolidated Communications. Fred joined Consolidated in 2022 with 30 years of experience in creating financial growth for companies. He is responsible for accounting, financial reporting, tax, treasury, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, logistics, capex management and facilities.

Named Dallas Business Journal CFO of the Year (2022) and C-Suite Spotlight Top 25 Executive of the Year (2023), he is an experienced financial leader in the technology and telecom industries. Fred previously served as executive vice president and CFO at Monitronics International, dba Brinks Home Security, a leading home security and alarm monitoring company. He has also served in leadership roles with DigitalGlobe, Inc. Level 3 Communications, and Comcast.

Fred is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree from the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware.

Gaurav Juneja is President of Consumer at Consolidated Communications, responsible for consumer go-to-market strategy for sales, marketing, end-user experience and customer support. Gaurav oversees Fidium Fiber, identifying market expansion opportunities that will have the greatest impact for the company, as well as consumers and small businesses.

Prior to joining Consolidated in 2023, Gaurav served as Executive Vice President & General Manager for Consumer and Chief Revenue Officer at MetroNet, where he was responsible for building all consumer sales channels, marketing, MDU, market expansion and sales operations teams. Gaurav’s experience also includes leadership roles with Rise Broadband, where he most recently served as a Vice President of Consumer and Channel Sales, DISH Network, where he led sales, field marketing and channels as Director of Sales for broadband internet, linear and streaming TV, and Arjay Group of Companies, where he led the consumer and SMB go-to-market strategy for T-Mobile and Sprint across multiple states. 

Gaurav has a MBA from Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management and a B.A. degree from Trinity College.

John Lunny is the Chief Technology Officer at Consolidated Communications and leads the company’s information and network technology organization. John oversees network planning and architecture, information technology, project management and cyber security.

John has more than 30 years of communications industry experience. He joined Consolidated in 2017 at the time of the FairPoint merger and served as Chief Information Officer until 2023 when he transitioned to CTO. Prior to joining Consolidated, he was the Chief Technology Officer at FairPoint. John has also held key leadership roles at Comcast, where he was a senior director of service delivery for business services, and Level 3 Communications where he was regional vice president and led the design and deployment of fiber networks in the northeast region.

John has a certificate in executive finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dan Stoll is President of Consolidated’s Commercial and Carrier, focused on a commitment to grow commercial and carrier fiber solutions. In his role, Dan oversees the commercial and carrier go-to-market strategy including: sales, delivery, customer care, product management and related business development.

He has been a senior leader in the telecommunications industry for 20 years. Prior to joining Consolidated, Dan was the Managing Director of Zayo’s regional networks where he was responsible for sales, business and network development across 30 North America markets. Dan also served as Senior Vice President of networks in the west region during his tenure. He also was President of Electric Lightwave, LLC, and also spent 14 years at Integra Telecom, where he held numerous leadership roles including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development.

Dan has a  master’s degree of business administration from University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in business finance from Westminster College.

Jennifer Spaude is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications. She is responsible for media and public relations, internal communications, brand management and company giving programs.

Prior to joining Consolidated in 2014, she served as the Director of Investor Relations, Public Relations and Marketing at Enventis, formerly HickoryTech. She has 25 years of telecom industry experience holding senior positions in marketing, product management, investor relations and corporate communications.

Jennifer currently serves on the Greater Mankato Growth Board and the Minnesota State University, Mankato Foundation Board. She also serves on the Consolidated Communications Community Fund Advisory Board. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Minnesota State University, Mankato and completed the Management Executive Program at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Garrett Van Osdell is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Consolidated Communications. He oversees all legal and compliance matters, regulatory and legislative affairs, vendor contract management and corporate risk management.

Garrett has more than 20 years of experience advising public and privately-held companies on transactional and corporate law matters, with 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his career in the San Francisco Bay Area working for the law firms of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLC. In 2008, he moved in-house with FairPoint Communications where he most recently served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel prior to Consolidated’s acquisition of FairPoint in 2017.

He earned his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was a member of the South Carolina Law Review. He has an international master of business administration from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida.

Gabe Waggoner is the Executive Vice President of Operations at Consolidated Communications and oversees outside plant engineering, construction, service delivery, customer care and technical support, network operations, field operations and labor relations. Gabe leads the Company’s fiber network deployment.

Prior to his current role, Gabe served as Director of Network Services at Consolidated. He joined Consolidated in 1996, and has a diversified background, having served in numerous management and leadership roles in customer service, construction management, engineering and field services.

He serves as Chairman of the Roseville Telephone Museum.

Gabe holds a master's degree in business administration and bachelor's degree from the Lumpkin School of Business at Eastern Illinois University.