Dallas-based GDT, a global provider of secure, carrier-grade, AI-ready IT infrastructure solutions, announced two strategic additions to its executive leadership team: Suzanne Becker Gallagher as GDT’s first chief strategy officer, and Fachtna Keohane as chief financial officer.
GDT said the appointments demonstrate the company’s ongoing focus on helping customers achieve business outcomes through scalable IT solutions and consistent execution in an era of rapid innovation.
“GDT has built a resilient business by earning customer trust, cultivating strong partnerships, and delivering meaningful value,” Shawn O’Grady, chair and CEO of GDT, said in a statement. “Suzanne and Fachtna bring the leadership and expertise to help us scale with discipline and purpose and position GDT for sustained growth.”
As chief strategy officer, Gallagher takes on a newly created role focused on enterprise infrastructure strategy, portfolio direction, and long-term growth initiatives. She brings extensive experience leading strategy, partnerships, and marketing across multiple technology organizations, with a track record of growing market share and building differentiated offerings.
“GDT has a 30-year history of innovation and execution excellence, and we bring that experience into a period of extraordinary opportunity,” said Gallagher. “My focus is on sharpening alignment across the company and scaling our business by investing in the right capabilities and partnerships.”
Keohane brings more than a decade of senior financial leadership experience spanning high-growth, private equity-backed, and global services organizations to his post as CFO. He has a reputation for building scalable finance functions, strengthening financial controls, and providing insights that allow for confident decision-making.
“What stands out about GDT is the strength of the business and the discipline behind how it operates,” said Keohane. “My focus is on ensuring financial rigor, scalability, and insight-led decision-making to support sustainable growth and long-term value creation.”
The appointments come as global businesses enter an ongoing period of infrastructure and security transformation, increasing the need for alignment across strategy, investment, and execution, GDT said, noting that the leadership additions strengthen its ability to help customers “modernize, scale, and operate with confidence.”
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