FairPoint Communications 2004 Annual Report Download - page 124

and President of Chautauqua & Erie Telephone Corporation, or C&E, from July 1997, when we acquired C&E, to June 1999. From April 1,
1989 to June 1997, Mr. Nixon served as Executive Vice President of C&E. From April 1, 1978 to March 31, 1989, Mr. Nixon served as Vice
President of Operations for C&E. Mr. Nixon has served as the past Chairman of the New York State Telephone Association, in addition to his
involvement in several community and regional organizations.
 In October 2004, Ms. Marks was appointed our President. From 2001 to 2003, Ms. Marks served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Sockeye Networks (which was acquired by Internap Network Services Corporation). From 2000 to 2001,
Ms. Marks served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Broadband Communications, Inc. and from 1999 to 2000, she served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet division of SBC Communications, Inc. Ms. Marks is a director of Amerivault, an
online data back-up and recovery company.
 In July 2004, Mr. Leach was appointed our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Leach has
served as our Chief Financial Officer since October 1994 and has served as our Senior Vice President from February 1998 to July 2004.
From October 1994 to December 2000, Mr. Leach was our Secretary. From 1984 through September 1994, Mr. Leach served as Executive
Vice President of Independent Hydro Developers, where he had responsibility for all project acquisition, financing and development activities.
 In September 2004, Ms. Linn was appointed our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Linn
has served as our General Counsel since October 2000, our Vice President since October 2000 and our Secretary since December 2000.
Prior to joining us, Ms. Linn was a partner, from 1984 to 2000, in the Charlotte, North Carolina law firm of Underwood Kinsey Warren &
Tucker, P.A., where she specialized in general business matters, particularly mergers and acquisitions.
 In July 2004, Ms. Hood was appointed our Senior Vice President and Controller. Ms. Hood has served as our
Controller since December 1993 and served as our Vice President from December 1993 to July 2004. Prior to joining our company,
Ms. Hood served as manager of a local public accounting firm in Kansas. Ms. Hood is certified as a public accountant in Kansas.
 Mr. Henry has served as our Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since December 1997. From 1992 to
December 1997, Mr. Henry served as Vice President/Portfolio Manager at CoBank, ACB, and managed a $225 million communications
loan portfolio, which included responsibility for CoBank's relationship with us.
 Mr. Bynum has served as a director of our company since July 1997. He is also a Managing Director of Kelso &
Company. Mr. Bynum joined Kelso & Company in 1987 and has held positions of increasing responsibility at Kelso & Company prior to
becoming a Managing Director. Mr. Bynum is a director of Cambridge Display Technology, Inc., Citation Corporation, Endurance Business
Media, Inc. and eMarkets, Inc. He is also a Trustee of Prep for Prep and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College Foundation of the
University of Virginia. Mr. Bynum has been designated to the board of directors by Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P., or Kelso Investment
Associates, and Kelso Equity Partners V, L.P., or Kelso Equity Partners, pursuant to their designation rights under our nominating
agreement.
 Ms. Corbin has served as a director of our company since February 2005. She has served as President of
P.G. Corbin & Company, Inc., Financial Advisory Services, Municipal Finance, since 1986. Ms. Corbin has also served as President and
Chief Information Officer of P.G. Corbin Asset Management, Inc., Fixed Income Investment Management, since 1987. Ms. Corbin has
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delancey Capital Group, LP, Equity Investment Management since 1996, and Chairman of
the Board of Directors of P.G. Corbin
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