Experience and Dedication
What we are

Diamond Communications is a fast-growing tower company experienced in tower management, site development, build-to-suits, and tower acquisitions. We have over 270 communications towers throughout the nation, with a high concentration in the Southeast US. We’ll quickly and efficiently meet your business needs with a team of dedicated experts who understand the communications and tower industries while providing outstanding customer service.

Who we are

Ed Farscht, CEO

Prior to partnering with investors to form Diamond Communications, Ed was a senior executive at AAT Communications, Bear Stearns, CIBC World Markets, and Citibank where he was involved in both investment banking and principal investments. Ed has been involved with the wireless tower industry since 1996 and with the wireless services industry since 1986.


Mike Brett, CFO

Mike joined Diamond Communications in March 2007 after nearly 10 years as an investment banker at Bear Stearns.  While at Bear Stearns, Mike was part of the TMT Group and focused on Telecommunication clients within the wireless and the wireless infrastructure sectors.  Mike was involved in all aspects of banking including M&A, equity and debt financings and structured transactions. 


Jess Leitzke, Senior VP of Operations

Before joining Diamond Communications in October 2006, Jess held several key operational positions in some of the largest tower companies and wireless carriers in the nation including AAT Communications, SBA Communications, and PrimeCo PCS.   With 12 years of experience in the tower and wireless industries, Jess has hands-on experience with operations, acquisitions, project management, and new tower development.

 

Orazio Russo, Senior VP of Marketing & Business Development

Orazio joined the Diamond Communications team in April of 2007, bringing more than 20 years of operational, sales and business development experience in the wireless communication and tower industries.  Before joining Diamond, he served in several leadership positions and was responsible for generating new tower development and acquisition opportunities at SBA Communications and AAT Communications.


Gene Grieco, General Counsel

Prior to joining Diamond Communications in March 2007, Gene was counsel to IDT Corporation for nearly 9 years and held several key positions within IDT and its subsidiaries including Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Winstar Communications, LLC, a national competitive local exchange carrier, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel to IDT Spectrum, Inc., holder of FCC spectrum licenses. He has been involved with the telecommunications industry since 1998 and the wireless industry since 2001.

 

What we do

With a highly experienced management team comprised mainly of tower industry professionals, we are committed to providing the services our clients need to meet their business goals including collocation, new tower development and tower acquisitions. The expert management team at Diamond Communications understands the complex regulatory and new tower development environment. We were also the team that completed more builds than any other tower company from 2002-2006. Let us work for you.