Lee Howard has joined Hilco Streambank as senior vice president of its growing IPv4 global business.
Howard is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of thought leadership in Internet protocols (IP), both IPv4 and IPv6. For the past several years, he has been president of Retevia, providing IPv6 to IPv4 translation solutions, consulting, and training. Prior to that he had served as director of Network Technology Development at Time Warner Cable, coordinating their participation in standards bodies and leading their IPv6 deployment.
Hilco Streambank’s IPv4 marketplace launched in 2012 and has brought buyers and sellers together for more than 1,500 transactions in APNIC, RIPE and ARIN. The IPv4.Global marketplace includes both a private transaction brokerage for larger transactions as well as an online auction platform. The online platform is predicated on streamlining transactions and making price information freely available to market participants and market watchers. Every IPv4.Global auction platform transaction has been posted, providing information to assess trends by block size.
“Adding someone with Lee’s vast experience in internet numbers and driving IP policy really complements our team,” said Gabe Fried, CEO of Hilco Streambank. “Lee brings an understanding of the continued role of IPv4 in a world that is transitioning to IPv6 which enables us to provide more resources and services to our clients.”
