Professional profile
Leonardus “Leo” Herps
Telecommunications executive, technical operator, founder and expert witness with more than two decades of experience in regulated technology.
Current role
CEO of RGTN Corporation B.V., an international telecommunications group.
Prior leadership
Former CEO of Redworks B.V., a licensed Dutch fixed-network operator and mobile virtual network operator.
Areas of expertise
- Telecommunications regulation and carrier operations
- VoIP, SMS, SIP, SMPP and network interconnection
- Number portability, ENUM and numbering resources
- Critical communications, E112 and resilient service design
- Robocall mitigation, traceback and STIR/SHAKEN
- Cybersecurity, privacy, software, AI and intellectual property
- Legal-technical and M&A due diligence
Selected public credentials
- U.S. international Section 214 and direct-numbering authorization experience
- Carrier-scale voice, SMS, SS7, SIP and routing operations
- Rapid delivery of protected, geo-redundant E112 remote-working infrastructure
- Industry speaker on P2A messaging and telecom-platform commercialization
- Published perspective on international telecom expansion and vendor risk
Engagement capabilities
Independent advisory and expert reporting; in-court and out-of-court testimony; and technical assistance in court, tribunal, and arbitration proceedings.
Education and languages
Legal studies at Maastricht University, where Leo wrote his thesis on intellectual property and open-source software—combining law with technology and software. Native or bilingual English and Dutch; professional working German.
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