FairPoint Communications 2010 Annual Report Download - page 154

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committee); Lilien ($160,000 as restructuring monitor); Lilly ($20,000 as chair of audit committee); Newman ($10,000 as lead director and $50,000 as
chair of the board of directors following Mr. Hauser’s resignation); Tuttle ($10,000 as chair of corporate governance and nominating committee).
(2) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash includes amounts accrued but unpaid for services rendered in the fourth quarter of 2010.
(3) Messrs. Gilbane and Tuttle were nominated by Verizon and appointed as directors by our board of directors effective as of March 31, 2008.
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During 2010, decisions on various elements of executive compensation were made by our compensation committee. No officer, employee or former officer
of the Company served as a member of our compensation committee during 2010. No committee member had any interlocking relationships requiring
disclosure under applicable rules and regulations.
For a description of certain relationships and transactions between us and members of our board of directors or their affiliates, see “Certain Relationships
and Related Party Transactions.”
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In connection with its duty to review and approve executive compensation, the compensation committee has: (i) reviewed and discussed the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b), and (ii) based on this review and discussion, recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of the Effective Date, the FairPoint Communications Compensation Committee
consists of Todd W. Arden, Edward D. Horowitz (chair), and David L. Treadwell.
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The following table sets forth the names and positions of our current executive officers and their ages as of March 31, 2011.
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Paul H. Sunu 55 Chief Executive Officer
Peter G. Nixon 58 President
Ajay Sabherwal 45 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey W. Allen 55 Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Kenneth W. Amburn 68 Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering
Shirley J. Linn 60 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Kathleen McLean 51 Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Gary C. Garvey 57 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
John T. Hogshire 49 Vice President and Controller
Thomas E. Griffin 50 Vice President and Treasurer
Rose B. Cummings 52 Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications
Rod Imbriani 50 Vice President, Product and Marketing Management
The following sets forth selected biographical information for our executive officers who are not directors.
Peter G. Nixon. In July 2007, Mr. Nixon was appointed as our President. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Nixon had served as our Chief Operating Officer
since November 2002. Previously, Mr. Nixon was our Senior Vice President of Corporate Development from February 2002 to November 2002 and President
of our Telecom Group from April 2001 to February 2002. Prior to this, Mr. Nixon served as President of our Eastern Region Telecom Group from June 1999
to April 2001 and President of Chautauqua and Erie Telephone Corporation, which we refer to as C&E, from July 1997, when we acquired C&E, to
June 1999. From April 1, 1989 to June
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