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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 Telecommunications Association from June 1996 to June 1998.
Ajay Sabherwal. In July 2010, Mr. Sabherwal was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Sabherwal
served as Chief Financial Officer for Mendel Biotechnology from 2009 to 2010, Chief Financial Officer for Aventine Renewable Energy from 2005 to 2009
and Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer for Choice One Communications from 1999 to 2005.
Jeffrey W. Allen. In July 2009, Mr. Allen was appointed as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Previously, Mr. Allen served as our
Executive Vice President, External Relations from May 2008 to July 2009 and Assistant Vice President, Customer Operations from June 2007 to May 2008.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Allen served as General Manager, Wireless for Datapath, Inc. from December 2005 to June 2007, Chief Executive Officer of
Third Rail Americas, Inc. from January 2005 to December 2005, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Intellispace, Inc. from
June 2001 to June 2004 and Chief Operating Officer of Intellispace, Inc. from April 2000 to June 2001.
Kenneth W. Amburn. In October 2010, Mr. Amburn was appointed as our Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Amburn served as Chief Operating Officer for Madison River Communications from September 2000 to April 2007 and as Vice President of Operations
for Madison River Communications from May 1998 to August 2000. Previously, Mr. Amburn served as Vice President for Network Construction Services
from September 1995 to April 1998. He served as Vice President, East Region for Citizens Utilities from July 1993 to August 1995, Sprint/Centel Texas
from January 1993 to June 1993 and Centel Texas from January 1985 to December 1992.
Shirley J. Linn. In March 2006, Ms. Linn was appointed as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Previously, Ms. Linn served as
our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from September 2004 to March 2006. Prior thereto, Ms. Linn 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.
Kathleen McLean. In March 2010, Ms. McLean was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining us,
Ms. McLean served as Senior Vice President, Customer Service in Verizon Partner Solutions from December 2008 to December 2009. She also served Verizon
as Senior Vice President, Wholesale Sales from December 2007 to December 2008, Senior Vice President, Customer Care from January 2006 to
December 2007, Senior Vice President, Customer Relationship and Systems Management from December 2002 to December 2005 and Senior Vice President,
Information Technology Group from May 1998 to November 2002. Prior to joining Verizon, Ms. McLean was a Vice President in the telecommunications
industry group of an international consulting firm.
Gary C. Garvey. In March 2008, Mr. Garvey was appointed as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining us, Mr. Garvey held senior
leadership positions in human resources at Draka Holding N.V. and Draka Comteq B.V. in Amsterdam from April 2005 to February 2008, at Lightolier from
April 2004 to March 2005 and at Corning Cable Systems/Siecor Corporation April 1983 to December 2002.
John T. Hogshire. In September 2010, Mr. Hogshire was appointed as our Vice President and Controller. Mr. Hogshire previously served as the Director of
Accounting for Aviat Networks (f/k/a Harris Stratex Networks) from July 2008 to September 2010, as a Consultant with Aviat Networks from January 2008
to July 2008 and as Vice President — Controller of Madison River Communications from December 1998 to July 2007.
Thomas E. Griffin. In December 2005, Mr. Griffin was appointed our Treasurer, and, in early 2008, was appointed a Vice President. Mr. Griffin joined
us in January 2000 as Assistant Treasurer and served as our General Manager of Wireless Broadband operations from December 2003 through March 2005.
Previously, Mr. Griffin was employed by Sealand Service, Inc. as Assistant Treasurer from September 1997 to January 2000 where he was responsible for
worldwide cash management and as Director of Financial Planning for Europe for Sealand Service, Inc. from September 1995 to September 1997.
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