Michael Brooks is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ITG. In this role, he works closely with the company’s leadership team to support long-term strategy, growth initiatives, and overall corporate direction. As Co-Founder, Michael led ITG’s development into a national provider of communications infrastructure services, building the company’s foundation across engineering, construction, and operations.
Prior to founding ITG, Michael served as President of FTS USA, a division of UniTek Global Services, from January 2008 to February 2013, where he was responsible for growing the business into a national cable fulfillment and construction service provider with $120 million in revenue. He has more than 28 years of experience in the broadband industry, beginning his career as an installer and progressing into senior leadership roles. Earlier in his career, Michael founded and built Helm CATV Services, which was later acquired by UniTek Global Services in 2008.
Andy Parrott is the Chief Executive Officer of ITG and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and overseeing execution across all aspects of the business. Andy brings more than 30 years of experience in the broadband and telecommunications industry, with a background spanning engineering, operations, and executive leadership.
He has held senior leadership roles at Charter Communications, Suddenlink Communications, and Altice USA. Most recently, Andy served as Chief Executive Officer of Vyve Broadband and Mega Broadband Investments, where he led the organization through a period of growth and operational transformation. Andy is known for building strong teams and driving consistent execution, with a focus on delivering reliable infrastructure and long-term value for customers and partners.
Peter Giacalone is the Co-Founder and former Chairman of ITG. Previously, Peter served as Executive Chairman of NASDAQ-traded UniTek Global Services, Inc. from January 2010 to January 2012 and as President from July 2008 to January 2010. Peter has significant experience in finance, business development, acquisitions and integration.
He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ, and TSX traded 180 Connect Inc. from March 2005 to August 2008, when it was sold to DIRECTV. Prior to March 2005, he served as Executive Vice President for Customer Satisfaction at DIRECTV Inc. and was responsible for all of DIRECTV's operations relating to home services, call center, and supply-chain operations. From March 1997 to December 2003, he served as Vice President of Finance for The News Corporation Limited. He holds his MBA and BA from Adelphi University.
Mr. LaPerch has more than 30 years of executive experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, with operational and network management depth across fiber, metro networks and data services. Since July 2012, Mr. LaPerch has served as an advisor to various private equity firms in the network, data center and cloud segments as the principal with LaPerch Consulting. Mr. LaPerch previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and board member of AboveNet, a major bandwidth infrastructure and fiber-based connectivity provider, from 2004 to 2012, held various leadership roles at Metromedia Fiber Network, a provider of metro fiber services, from 2000 to 2003 and held various operations and engineering positions at MCI Worldcom, Inc., a global communications company from 1989 to 1999, reflecting operational and network management depth. Mr. LaPerch has served on the boards of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) since 2013 and FirstLight Fiber since 2013. He was previously a board member of Cross River Fiber, South Reach Networks, Hylan Datacom and Windstream Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Windstream Corporation, each of which operates in communication, interconnection, data center or network infrastructure spaces. Mr. LaPerch also has significant experience leading audit, compensation, nominating and governance committees of public companies. Mr. LaPerch was recognized as a 2017 NACD Board Leadership Fellow and is a recipient of a CERT Cybersecurity Oversight certificate. Mr. LaPerch holds a B.S. in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Columbia University, combining technical and business leadership training.
Mr. Braun has approximately 40 years of diversified experience in public accounting serving public and private companies, including during his time with Arthur Andersen LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP and Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Braun has previously served as a consultant to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. from July 2024 to July 2025, and as a Partner at Grant Thornton LLP from December 2016 to July 2023. He has also served as a senior advisor to Stout since April 2024 and as a member of CrossCountry Consulting’s advisory council since February 2024. Mr. Braun currently serves on the boards of Crown Bank in New Jersey since October 2024, where he is the chairman of the audit committee, SHF Holdings (Nasdaq: SHFS) since May 2025 and Polaryx Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PLYX) since January 2026, where he is also a member of the audit committee. Mr. Braun was previously a board member of Elite Express Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ETS) from August 2025 to October 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Accounting from Rider University.
Mr. Lee is a Managing Director and Assistant Portfolio Manager in Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities investment strategy. Since joining Oaktree Capital in 2009, Mr. Lee has been involved in the leadership of the strategy’s investment and portfolio management activities. Mr. Lee currently serves on the boards of Aecon Utilities Group, ConTeras Industrial Group, Energy Systems Group and System One. Mr. Lee was previously a board member of Contract Land Staff, Horizon Solar Power, MWH Constructors, OpTerra Energy Group, Remedial Construction Services (RECON), SitelogIQ and Trench Plate Rental Co., and was a board observer of Osmose Holdings. Mr. Lee began his career in 2007 at Merrill Lynch in the global industries investment banking group, where he focused on providing debt and equity capital raising and M&A advisory for diversified industrials and engineering and construction companies. Mr. Lee graduated magna cum laude and received a B.S. in Business Administration and Corporate Finance from the University of Southern California.
Mr. Papadakis is a Senior Vice President in Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities investment strategy. Since joining Oaktree Capital in April 2020, Mr. Papadakis has been responsible for sourcing, executing and managing portfolio company investments in the critical infrastructure sector. Mr. Papadakis currently serves on the boards of Federal Pacific and Electro Switch. Mr. Papadakis was previously a board member of Enercon Services, Power Factors, Richards Manufacturing, and Saber Power Services and a board observer of Array Technologies and Shoals Technologies Group. Prior to joining Oaktree Capital, Mr. Papadakis was a vice president at SoftBank Vision Fund from 2019 to 2020 and was an associate at Marlin Equity Partners from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Papadakis began his career in investment banking roles at J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities, covering the technology sector. Mr. Papadakis received a B.S. in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Petre is a Vice President in Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities investment strategy. Since joining Oaktree Capital in February 2021, Mr. Petre has been responsible for sourcing, executing and managing portfolio company investments in the critical infrastructure sector. Mr. Petre currently serves on the board of Energy Systems Group and as a board observer of System One. Prior to joining Oaktree Capital, Mr. Petre was an associate at Industrial Growth Partners from 2018 to 2021, where he was responsible for evaluating, executing and supporting investments in the industrial, energy and utility sectors. Mr. Petre began his career in 2016 at Robert W. Baird in the global industrials investment banking group where he focused on providing M&A advisory services to diversified industrials companies. Mr. Petre received a B.S. in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis.
Mr. Wu is a Senior Vice President in Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities investment strategy. Since joining Oaktree Capital in March 2020, Mr. Wu has been responsible for sourcing, executing and managing portfolio company investments in the critical infrastructure sector. Mr. Wu currently serves on the board of Vantage Point Solutions and is a board observer for System One Services. Before joining Oaktree Capital, Mr. Wu worked at Flexis Capital, a private equity firm focused on telecommunications, services and industrial investments from 2011 to 2020 and Quadrangle Group, a communications and media focused private equity firm from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Wu worked in the Investment Banking department at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. from 2006 to 2008 where he focused on media and telecommunication industries. Mr. Wu was previously a board member of Hylan Datacom and Electrical, Richards Manufacturing and Saber Power Services and a board observer of ArchKey Solutions, Hargray Communications and Protection One. Mr. Wu received a B.S., cum laude, in Applied Economics & Management and Biological Sciences from Cornell University.