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Russel P. Mayer
Mr. Mayer is retired. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Mayer held several, executive-
level information technology and business process improvement positions at General
Electric. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President, CIO, and Quality Leader at
GE Healthcare from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and
CIO at GE Healthcare from 2005 to 2008; Vice President and CIO at GE Aircraft
Engines and GE Transportation from 2000 to 2005; and CIO and Chief Quality
Officer at NBC from 1998 to 2000. He held various other information technology and
business process improvement positions at GE from 1986 to 1998. Prior to that he
held multiple positions at Chiquita Brands, Republic Steel and Enduro Stainless. He
is a director and a member of the Governance & Nominating Committee. Director
since 2013. Age 60.
With over 35 years of information technology and business process improvement
experience at large, global organizations, Mr. Mayer brings relevant industry
experience from the customer’s perspective. This experience makes him a very
valuable asset to the Board as well as the Governance and Nominating Committee. He
also serves as a valuable resource to the Company’s management team.
Theodore H. Schell
Mr. Schell is currently a managing director at Associated Partners LP, a private equity
firm investing primarily in telecommunications infrastructure. He is also a Senior
Advisor to Siris Capital, a private equity firm focusing on telecommunications
technologies and services companies. Mr. Schell is also an active investor in early
stage internet, technology and related telecommunications ventures. Prior to these
current positions, Mr. Schell was a general partner at Apex Partners from 2000 to
2003 where he oversaw U.S. investments in telecommunications, wireless and related
technologies and applications. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Mr. Schell was Senior
Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at Sprint Corporation and
served on its Management Committee from 1989 to 2000. Before joining Sprint
Corporation, Mr. Schell was the founder, president and chief executive officer at
Realcom Communications Corporation, an integrated provider of voice and data
technology and services to corporate clients, from 1983 until its acquisition by IBM
in 1987. Prior to Realcom, Mr. Schell served as Counselor and Chief of Staff to the
U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He is a director, Chairman of the Governance and
Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. Director
since 2013. Age 69.
With over 30 years of experience in the telecommunication industry, both as a
business executive and as an investor, Mr. Schell brings valuable insight and
demonstrated leadership to the Board. He not only understands what it takes to grow a
telecommunications business, he also knows how such business enterprises are
evaluated and analyzed by investors. This experience makes Mr. Schell a very
valuable resource to the Board, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the
Audit and Finance Committee.
Alan R. Schriber, Ph.D.
Dr. Schriber is a consultant. He was Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
from 1999 to 2010. He also served as Chairman of the Ohio Power Siting Board from
1999 to 2010. Prior to his public service, Dr. Schriber was President of ARS Broadcasting
Corp., an owner and operator of radio stations in Indiana, from 1983 to 1997. He also was
an Assistant Professor of Economics at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1977 to
1983, where he taught government regulation of business, micro- and macro-economic
theory, money and banking. He is also a director of American Transmission Company and
Globe Specialty Metals. Director since 2011. Age 68.
Dr. Schriber’s knowledge and experience in the regulation of telecommunications and
power generating utilities, as well as his management experience as President of ARS
Broadcasting Corp., and his academic training in economics make him a very
valuable asset to the Company’s Board. This knowledge and experience is
particularly useful to the Board and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
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