Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced that Ted Torbeck has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company and member of the Board of Directors. He succeeds Jack Cassidy, who has been elected Vice Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Ted Torbeck is CEO of Cincinnati Bell Inc. He joined Cincinnati Bell in 2010 as President and General Manager of Cincinnati Bell Communications.

Prior to joining Cincinnati Bell, Mr. Torbeck was Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom Group. He served as the Vice President of Operations for GE Industrial Business, President and CEO of GE's Rail Services business as well as Vice President of Global Supply Chain for GE Aviation. Jack Cassidy is Vice Chairman of the Board of Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Chairman of the Board of CyrusOne Inc. He has been employed at Cincinnati Bell for 17 years, including 9 years as CEO.

Mr. Cassidy serves or has served on the boards of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Cincinnati Business Committee, Cincinnati Museum Center, University Hospital, 3CDC, the Boomer Esiason Foundation and is the past chair of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce's Regional Technology Initiative and Chair of the Chamber's Minority Business Accelerator Program.