Innovative Systems Expands Leadership Capabilities with Top Technical Talent

December 15, 2025, Mitchell, SD – Innovative Systems is strengthening its leadership team with key appointments to drive growth and technical advancement. Nathan Knuth assumes the role of Chief Product Officer, continuing his leadership in product strategy and development. Christer Peltomaa joins as Chief Technology Officer, bringing over 30 years of global telecommunications and technology expertise.

Scott Alcott, Chief Executive Officer, explains “these leadership advancements mark an important step in our commitment to enabling our customers’ success. Nathan and Christer bring expertise and vision that will accelerate our ability to innovate and solve complex problems for broadband providers nationwide. This investment in leadership ensures practical solutions for BSPs, driving improvements from subscriber growth to platform security.”

As part of a renewed focus on customer proximity and a deeper understanding of the priorities, pain points, and operational realities of Broadband Providers, Innovative Systems is pleased to announce Nathan Knuth as Chief Product Officer. With decades of experience in Rural Broadband including his tenure as CTO at Innovative Systems, Knuth brings a rare combination of deep technical insight into what the eLation platform can deliver today and an authentic understanding of the daily expectations of Rural Providers having grown up in a family-run telecom business.

In this new role, the Chief Product Officer will be 100% dedicated to representing the voice of Innovative Systems’ customers, and how they use the software.  Knuth will be focused on exploring customer needs and evolving the roadmap to solve problems, improve efficiencies, and help BSPs grow and retain subscribers.  At a time of rapid industry disruption driven by cloud, AI, and new operational demands, dedicating a seasoned executive to an external, customer-centric view of our product is essential, and Knuth is uniquely equipped to lead this next chapter.

“Our mission is clear: to help Broadband Providers deliver exceptional experiences to their subscribers. I’m excited to lead our product strategy with a relentless focus on innovation and customer success,” said Knuth.

As we strengthen our position as a technology leader, we have been fortunate to hire Christer Peltomaa, a seasoned executive, as our new CTO. Peltomaa is a recognized global expert in billing and subscriber solutions. While managing technical teams at Com Hem AB in Sweden, he drove large-scale BSS/OSS development and transformational programs. As an in-demand executive and consultant, Peltomaa turns strategic vision into executable technical plans and successful delivery. He has served as CIO at Comcast Business and brings deep expertise in software, infrastructure, systems, and networking.

“My career has been built on transforming complex systems into scalable, efficient solutions. At Innovative Systems, I look forward to leveraging my expertise in software, infrastructure, and networking to deliver platforms that help broadband providers thrive,” said Peltomaa.

Innovative Systems serves Broadband Service Providers nationwide with its eLation Billing & Subscriber Management Platform, supporting operational efficiency, improving subscriber experience, fostering subscriber growth and retention, and ensuring robust platform security. With this strong move towards leadership alignment and customer-focused innovation, the company is poised to accelerate growth and help BSPs thrive.

Innovative Systems provides an Enterprise Billing and Subscriber Management Platform (SMP), Video, and Voice to Broadband Service Providers. eLation is the most complete SMP for regional broadband providers that simplifies operations and fuels subscriber growth with true Enterprise software, across Billing, Provisioning, Financials, and Mapping. For more information, visit www.innovsys.com.