Verio Appoints Former IBM Exec as CEO

Verio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications, named Gregory A. Conley as chief executive officer, replacing Justin Jaschke, who founded the company in 1996. Conley was most recently president and chief executive officer of Tanning Technology Corporation, a global systems integrator and IT solutions provider that was acquired by Platinum Equity in June 2003. Prior to Tanning, Conley served as global general manager of e-Markets at IBM and also a member of IBM's Senior Leadership Group. http://www.verio.com