Faction Networks, a leading innovator in decentralized Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions, announced the appointment of Leroy Williams as President and Chief Executive Officer of OA Technologies, effective December 1, 2025. OA Technologies is a joint venture between Faction Networks and Davolink established to design and manufacture the first suite of Zero Trust cyber secure wireless routers and networking appliances in the USA.

Williams brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience driving multi-billion dollar businesses across telecommunications, technology, consumer electronics, and business solutions. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Optimum, where he was responsible for all product P&L, category strategy, marketing, and next generation technology capabilities across Optimum’s residential and commercial businesses. In this role, he drove enterprise innovation, new business development, and strategic partnerships across Optimum’s suite of connectivity products, including broadband, mobile, video, and B2B services.

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Prior to Optimum, Williams held senior leadership positions at Samsung Electronics America, including Chief Product Officer, where he maintained P&L management and oversight of all U.S. product, category management, business operations, strategy, and partnerships for Samsung’s MX Division. He also served in key executive roles at Rogers Communications, including Chief Brand Officer, and Chief Retail Officer. Earlier in his career, Williams held a progression of senior leadership positions with Verizon Communications, including Chief Marketing Officer for Verizon Wireless South Area, overseeing marketing and sales operations for more than 20 million customers.

OA Technologies addresses a critical national security concern: over 90% of routers for small-to-midsize businesses are manufactured in China or nations in their sphere of espionage and come pre-compromised with deliberate vulnerabilities. The joint venture will produce “Faction Pods and Portals” (launching Q1 2026) and Zero Trust Routers (targeted for Q3 2026) that bring Zero Trust principles to networking hardware, firmware, and components, providing secure solutions for commercial, government, and military customers while protecting vulnerable Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

“The combination of Faction Networks and OA Technologies together presents a unique value proposition bringing to life a new category of an assured connectivity platform, where hardware and software co-evolve to deliver provable security, resilience, and sovereignty from the edge to the cloud,” said Williams. “Unlike some traditional ‘black box’ networks, the Faction–OA ecosystem fuses U.S.-built, made safe, cyber assured hardware with Zero Trust software orchestration and quantum-resilient communication that delivers a trust layer that cannot be achieved by software alone. We’re building a vertically integrated solution that is secure by design, governed by assurance, and monetized by service.”

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Dave Rand, Faction Networks Co-Founder, CEO and CTO said: “To have Leroy come on board to lead OA Technologies forward is a truly transformational moment in our journey. He brings vision, integrity, character, drive and a proven track record of repeatedly building multi-billion dollar businesses in the Consumer, SMB & SME space in his C-Suite roles at Verizon, Samsung USA, Rogers Wireless and Optimum spanning product, innovation, brand and marketing. We are excited to begin this next phase of growth and acceleration in our mission to restore security, privacy and trust to our digital infrastructure.”

Williams serves on the Executive Advisory Board of TechSee and previously served on the Board of Managers of Lightpath Fiber, as well as the Board of Directors of CTAM and the Canadian Marketing Association. He has received recognition and awards from AdWeek and membership with the Wall Street Journal CMO Network. Williams is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and a graduate of Michigan State University, where he earned his B.A. in Marketing Administration.

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Source: PR Newswire

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