Full Name
Kimberly Hartwell
Job Title
SVP and Chief Commercial Officer
Company
Corning Optical Communications
Speaker Bio
Kimberly Hartwell is senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Corning Optical Communications. In this role, Hartwell leads the global commercial operations for Enterprise, Carrier, and Wireless, delivering best-in-class support to customers and driving market-leading customer access and revenue growth for Corning Optical Communications.

Prior to her current position, Hartwell served as senior vice president of Carrier Networks and Customer Experience from March to October 2012.

Hartwell joined Corning Cable Systems (now Corning Optical Communications) in 2011 as the senior vice president of Customer Experience. Prior to joining Corning, Hartwell worked for more than 25 years in the communications industry, including a two-year international assignment based in Brussels, Belgium. She was also employed by ADC for six years as a leader in sales and marketing. As vice president of global sales and marketing for ADC, she transitioned regional commercial and technical support teams into a global organization. Hartwell also worked for 20 years with Emerson Electric (formerly Marconi Communications and RELTEC) in various sales, marketing, product management, and general management roles.

Hartwell holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and mathematics from Vanderbilt University, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Kimberly Hartwell