Innovation
Denis Cote is CEO and Chairman of the Board of Ruralfone Inc., a telephone service provider that aims to be the most affordable supplier of basic telephone service to the BOP market segment outside metropolitan areas in developing countries. An American and Canadian national living in Brazil since 2004, Mr. Cote has over 35 years of international telecoms experience. Prior to founding and overseeing Ruralfone, he held executive positions at interWAVE Communications and at the microwave transmission division of the Harris Corporation.