Cincinnati Bell 2006 Annual Report Download - page 28

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Item 1 on the Proxy Card)
The Board of the Company presently consists of nine members, one of whom is an officer of the Company.
The Company’s Amended Articles of Incorporation provide for the directors to be divided into three classes. At
each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, directors constituting a class are elected for three-year terms. Upon
election, the terms of the three directors in Class II expire in 2010. The terms of the four directors in Class III
expire in 2008. The terms of the two directors in Class I expire in 2009. The directors of each class will serve
until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
The Board nominated Phillip R. Cox, Michael G. Morris and John M. Zrno, all of whom are incumbent
directors, as Class II directors, to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information regarding
the business experience of each nominee is provided below.
If, at the time of the Annual Meeting, one or more of the nominees should be unavailable or unable to serve
as a candidate, the shares represented by the proxies will be voted to elect the remaining nominees and any
substitute nominee or nominees designated by the Board. The Board knows of no reason why any of the
nominees will be unavailable or unable to serve.
Our Recommendation
The three director nominees who receive the greatest number of votes will be elected to the Board.
The Board recommends election of each of the nominees.
The following are brief biographies of each director of the Company, including those nominated for
election.
NOMINEES FOR CLASS II DIRECTORS
(Terms Expire in 2010)
Phillip R. Cox
Mr. Cox has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Cox Financial
Corporation (a financial planning services company) since 1972. He is a director of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Duke Energy Corporation, The Timken
Company, Touchstone Mutual Funds, Long Stanton Manufacturing Company and a
member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Cincinnati. Director since
1993. Age 59.
Michael G. Morris
Mr. Morris has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric
Power (an electric and gas utility) since January 2004 and the Chairman of American
Electric Power since February 2004. Before joining American Electric Power, he was
the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Utilities System
from 1997 through December 2003. He is a director of The Hartford Financial Corp.
Director since 2003. Age 60.
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