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Virginia Boulet, age 62; a director since 1995; a managing director at Legacy Capital
LLC, an investment banking firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana, since March 2014;
Special Counsel at Adams and Reese LLP, a law firm, from 2002 to March 2014; prior to
then, practiced as a corporate and securities attorney for Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. from 1992
to 2002 and Jones Walker LLP from 1983 to 1992; an adjunct professor of securities
regulation law and merger and acquisition law at Loyola University New Orleans College
of Law since 2004; currently a director of W&T Offshore, Inc.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
• Legal experience representing telecommunications companies and regarding business
combinations
• Director of another publicly-held company
Peter C. Brown, age 57; a director since 2009; Chairman of Grassmere Partners, LLC, a
private investment firm, since July 2009; held several executive level positions, including
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, with AMC Entertainment
Inc., a theatrical exhibition company, from 1991 to 2009; founded EPR Properties, a
NYSE-listed real estate investment trust formerly known as Entertainment Properties
Trust, in 1997 and served as a member of the Board of Trustees until 2003; currently a
director of EPR Properties and Cinedigm Corp.; formerly a director of National
CineMedia, Inc. within the past five years.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
• Experience as a former chief executive of a publicly-held company
• Qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”
• Director of other publicly-held companies
W. Bruce Hanks, age 61; a director since 1992; a consultant with Graham, Bordelon,
Golson and Gilbert, Inc., an investment management and financial planning company,
since 2005; Athletic Director of the University of Louisiana at Monroe from 2001 to 2004;
held various executive positions at CenturyLink from 1980 through 2001, most notably
Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President — Corporate Development and Strategy,
Chief Financial Officer, and President — Telecommunications Services; worked as a
certified public accountant with Peat, Marwick & Mitchell for three years prior to then;
currently an advisory director of IberiaBank Corporation; also served in the past on the
executive boards of several telecommunications industry associations and the boards of
other publicly-owned companies.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
• Prior executive experience with, and historical knowledge of, our Company
• Former experience as a certified public accountant
• Qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”
• Prior experience as a director of other publicly-owned companies
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