As Corning’s Market Development Director in the EMEA region, Antonio Castano is working with different telecom carriers to provide innovative solutions that generate value propositions consisting in maximizing the total cost of ownership for operators.

Antonio believes network infrastructure is the 4th utility. Ensuring reliable connectivity from any device, anytime, anywhere which was seen in the past as a customer benefit, is today a fundamental business objective. Antonio has been key in Corning's growth in South America where he worked as a Sales Manager to then lead the creation of innovative solutions in the outside plant and data center segments.

Antonio holds a Master in Business Administration from the European School of Management and Technology – ESMT.