Windstream 2006 Annual Report Download - page 92

Windstream Corporation
Form 10-K, Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
For information pertaining to Directors of Windstream Corporation refer to “Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors” in
Windstream’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is incorporated herein by
reference. For information pertaining to the audit committee financial expert and corporate governance refer to “Board
and Board Committee Matters” in Windstream’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which
are incorporated herein by reference. For information pertaining to the Audit Committee, refer to “Audit Committee
Report” in Windstream’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is incorporated herein
by reference. Executive officers of the Company are as follows:
Name Business Experience Age
Jeffery R. Gardner President and Chief Executive Officer of Windstream since July 17, 2006 and of
Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Alltel Corporation from 1998 to 2005.
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Brent K. Whittington Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Windstream since July 17,
2006 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Vice President
for Finance and Accounting of Alltel Corporation from 2002 to 2006.
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Keith D. Paglusch Chief Operating Officer of Windstream since July 17, 2006 and of Alltel Holding
Corp. from March 2006 to July 2006; Executive Vice President of Operations for
Global Signal, Inc. from 2004 to 2006; Various executive level positions Sprint
Corporation prior to 2004.
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John P. Fletcher Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Windstream since July
17, 2006 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from February 2006 to July 2006; Partner at
Kutak Rock LLP from 2000 to 2006.
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Michael D. Rhoda Senior Vice President – Government Affairs of Windstream since July 17, 2006 and
of Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Various positions with
Alltel Corporation from 2002 to 2005 including Vice President of Business
Development, and Vice President – Wireline Regulatory & Wholesale Services.
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Robert G. Clancy, Jr. Senior Vice President – Investor Relations and Treasurer of Windstream since July
17, 2006 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Various
positions with Alltel Corporation from 1998 to 2006 including Vice President of
Sales and Distribution, Vice President of Internal Audit, and Vice President of
Investor Relations.
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Susan Bradley Senior Vice President – Human Resources of Windstream since July 17, 2006 and of
Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Various positions with Alltel
Corporation from 1990 to 2006 including Vice President – Human Resources,
Compensation and Staffing.
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Anthony W. Thomas Controller of Windstream since July 17, 2006 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from June
2006 to July 2006; Various positions with Alltel Corporation from 1998 to 2006
including Vice President of Investor Relations and Vice President of Southeast
Regional Finance.
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Windstream has a code of ethics that applies to all employees and members of the Board of Directors. Windstream’s
code of ethics, referred to as the “Working with Integrity” guidelines, is posted on the Investor Relations page of the
Company’s web site (www.windstream.com) under “corporate governance”. Windstream will disclose in the corporate
governance section of the Investor Relations page on its web site amendments and waivers with respect to the code of
ethics that would otherwise be required to be disclosed under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K. Windstream will provide to any
stockholder a copy of the foregoing information, without charge, upon written request to Senior Vice President-
Investor Relations, Windstream Corporation, 4001 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212.
For information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, refer to “Section 16 (a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance” in Windstream’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
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