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Jim Hughes is vice president, MSO Solutions Sales for the North American region for CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks. Prior to this he was senior vice president of global Broadband sales. Mr. Hughes has been with the company since 1995, when he began his career as CommScope’s vice president, marketing and customer service. From 1997 through 2004, Mr. Hughes served as senior vice president, North American Broadband sales and marketing. Prior to joining CommScope, Mr. Hughes was employed by Belden Wire & Cable, where he was national sales manager, Broadband Products between 1990 and 1995. During his 12-year career with Belden, he gained experience through various sales, marketing, and operations management positions. Mr. Hughes received his bachelor of arts in economics from DePauw University. Since joining the industry in 1983, he has served on the NCTA Engineering Committee and he is currently a member of SCTE and WICT. He has served on the SCTE Foundation Board since 2008 where he is currently vice president and fundraising committee chairman. In 2009, Mr. Hughes was inducted into the Cable Television Pioneers. In 2012, he completed the SCTE Leadership Program at Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of Business.