Axia Technology Partners Names Matt Steward Chief Marketing Officer

Axia Technology Partners, a leading national provider of IP services, today announces it has named marketing and communications veteran Matt Steward chief marketing officer. Steward will oversee the Axia marketing department and the company's newly formed education and government sales verticals.

Previously, Steward served as Indiana's first director of motorsports development where he was tasked by former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to market Indiana as the best place to relocate racing related businesses. He has also served on the staff of former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, managed three statewide political campaigns, led public relations campaigns for America's fourth largest advertising agency, successfully started a site selection services consulting business and served with Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter.

"We invested a great amount of time and energy toward finding the right leader to manage our marketing efforts and could not be happier with adding Matt to our leadership team," said Josh Ross, co-founder and managing partner of Axia Technology Partners. "Axia is one of the fastest growing business VoIP phone, internet networking and data co-location service companies in the nation and we are certain Matt will add significantly to our internal human infrastructure as we set out to maintain and strengthen our existing customer relationships and seize exciting new opportunities." Steward has been a member of Axia Technology Partners' Advisory Board for five years, where he has provided management and promotions advice for key Axia products and services. Matt most recently left his role as a partner at Westcomm Inc. where he managed public relations, government affairs, several product launches and finance communications strategies for publicly traded corporations.

"After a long-time professional and personal relationship with Axia and its co-founders, it is truly an honor to serve as chief marketing officer and work with such a talented team of professionals," said Steward. "Axia is at the forefront of providing tailored business VoIP phone, internet networking and data co-location services at industry-leading pricing.. I look forward to strategically growing the Axia brand and personally managing new sales initiatives into the government and education sectors."

About Axia Technology Partners? Indianapolis-based Axia Technology Partners is a leading national provider of converged IP solutions with broad and industry leading service offerings of nation-wide VoIP phone services, enterprise and call center PBX solutions, WAN connectivity, data center co-location services, fiber optic construction and Internet access that create all-encompassing, cost-effective and customized communications solutions. Axia's client base encompasses many municipal governments, banking institutions, hospitals, schools, advanced manufacturers and other organizations ranging from 10 to 40,000 employees across the nation.

Axia Technology Partners, a leading national provider of Local Phone Service. Axia's client base encompasses many municipal governments, banking institutions, hospitals, schools, advanced manufacturers and other organizations ranging from 10 to 40,000 employees across the nation.