Eric Hertz - CEO

Eric Hertz, CEO, 2degrees

Eric brings more than 30 years of telecommunications and mobile wireless industry experience, entrepreneurial vision, and seasoned management skills to the 2degrees team. Most recently Eric was CEO of Zumobi in Seattle Washington, having seen the company through its launch and successful product roll-out of unique mobile applications for the next generation of wireless devices and mobile networks.

Prior to Zumobi, Eric was chief operating officer of Western Wireless a successful high-growth wireless voice and data services company with presence in 20 states in the United States as well as 11 countries around the world. Eric has also held senior leadership roles at BellSouth, McCaw Cellular and AT&T Wireless, bringing advanced mobile wireless services and products to market. He has led wireless companies from early stage through rapid growth in the Latin American countries of Ecuador, Panama, Guatemala and Nicaragua in very highly competitive markets.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts as well as a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Eric and his wife Kathy and their 21 year old daughter, Ari, are very excited to be living in New Zealand and being part of the exciting New Zealand telecommunications story - 2degrees.