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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following executive officers of U.S. Cellular were identified in the above tables regarding the
election of directors: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman; John E. Rooney, President and Chief Executive
Officer; and Kenneth R. Meyers, Chief Accounting Officer. The following table identifies the other
executive officers who are currently serving but are not identified in the above tables regarding the
election of directors. The age of the following persons is as of the date of this proxy statement.
Name Age Position with U.S. Cellular
Steven T. Campbell ....... 57 Executive Vice President—Finance, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Jay M. Ellison ........... 56 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael S. Irizarry ........ 47 Executive Vice President—Engineering and Chief Technical Officer
Jeffrey J. Childs ......... 52 Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Steven T. Campbell. Steven T. Campbell has been the Executive Vice President—Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer of U.S. Cellular since March 6, 2007. Prior to that time, he was Executive
Vice President—Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller of U.S. Cellular since
January 1, 2007. Prior to that time, he was Vice President and Controller since June 2005. Prior to that
time, he was vice president—financial operations at 3Com Corporation from 2003 to 2005 and vice
president-finance and operations at CommWorks Corporation, a subsidiary of 3Com Corporation, from
2000 to 2003.
Jay M. Ellison. Jay M. Ellison was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
on March 3, 2005. He joined U.S. Cellular on September 5, 2000 as Executive Vice President—
Operations.
Michael S. Irizarry. Michael S. Irizarry was appointed Executive Vice President—Engineering and
Chief Technical Officer on May 6, 2003. He joined U.S. Cellular as Executive Vice President—Engineering
and Chief Technical Officer on February 18, 2002. Prior to that time, he was vice president—network, for
the midwest area at Verizon Wireless from 2000 to 2001.
Jeffrey J. Childs. Jeffrey J. Childs was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human
Resources Officer on May 8, 2007. He joined U.S. Cellular and was appointed Senior Vice President—
Human Resources on February 17, 2004. Prior to that time, he was president and owner of Childs
Consulting Services, LLC and senior partner of Brimstone Consulting Group since May 2001. From
November 1999 to February 2001, Mr. Childs was vice president—human resources & corporate services
at SecurityLink from Ameritech.
All of our executive officers devote all their employment time to the affairs of U.S. Cellular, except for
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman, and Kenneth R. Meyers, Chief Accounting Officer. LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.,
who is employed by TDS as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kenneth R. Meyers, who is
employed by TDS as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, devote a portion of their
time to the affairs of U.S. Cellular.
Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics Applicable to Officers
As required by Section 303A.10 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, U.S. Cellular has adopted a
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Officers and Directors, that also complies with the definition of
a ‘‘code of ethics’’ as set forth in Item 406 of Regulation S-K of the SEC. The foregoing code has been
posted to U.S. Cellular’s internet website, www.uscellular.com, under About Us—Investor Relations—
Corporate Governance—Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Officers and Directors, and is
available in print to any shareholder who requests it.
In addition, U.S. Cellular has adopted a broad Code of Business Conduct that is applicable to all
officers and employees of U.S. Cellular and its subsidiaries. The foregoing code has been posted to
U.S. Cellular’s web site, www.uscellular.com, under About Us—Investor Relations—Corporate
Governance—Code of Conduct, and is available in print to any shareholder who requests it. U.S. Cellular
intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding any amendment to
any of the foregoing codes, by posting such information to U.S. Cellular’s internet website. Any waivers
of any of the foregoing codes for directors or executive officers will be approved by U.S. Cellular’s board
of directors or an authorized committee thereof, as applicable, and disclosed in a Form 8-K that is filed
with the SEC within four business days of such waiver.
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