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William A. Owens, age 75; a director since 2009; non-executive Chairman of the Board of
CenturyLink since 2009; co-founder, Chairman and principal of Red Bison Advisory
Group LLC, a telecommunications and technology advisory firm, founded in early 2014;
Managing Director and Chairman of AEA Investors Asia, a private equity company, from
2006 to 2014; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks
Corporation, a global supplier of communications equipment, from 2004 to 2005;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Teledesic LLC, a satellite communications
company, from 1998 to 2003; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of
Science Applications International Corporation, a technology and engineering company,
from 1996 to 1998; served in the U.S. military from 1962 to 1996, holding various key
leadership positions, including Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; currently a
director of Wipro Limited; formerly a director of AEA Investors LP, Polycom, Inc.,
Unifrax Corporation and Amerilink within the past five years.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
Executive experience in the communications industry
Experience as a former chief executive of publicly-held companies
Government relations expertise
International business experience
Experience as a director of other domestic and international publicly-held companies
Harvey P. Perry, age 71; a director since 1990; non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board
of Directors of CenturyLink since 2004; retired from CenturyLink in 2003; joined
CenturyLink in 1984, serving as Secretary and General Counsel for approximately
20 years and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for almost five
years; prior to then, worked as an attorney in private practice for 15 years.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
Prior executive experience with, and historical knowledge of, our Company
Legal experience representing telecommunications companies
Glen F. Post, III, age 63; a director since 1985; Chief Executive Officer of CenturyLink
since 1992, and President since 2009 (and from 1990 to 2002); Chairman of the Board of
CenturyLink between 2002 and 2009; Vice Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink
between 1993 and 2002; held various other positions at CenturyLink between 1976 and
1993, most notably Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:
Executive experience in the telecommunications business
Experience as our chief executive
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