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serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Holding Corp. Prior to January 2006,
Mr. Gardner was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alltel. Mr. Gardner has
been in the communications industry since 1986 and joined Alltel in 1998 when Alltel and 360º
Communications merged. While with 360° Communications, he held a variety of other senior
management positions such as Senior Vice President of Finance, President of the Mid-Atlantic Region,
Vice President and General Manager of Las Vegas and Director of Finance. Since 2008, he has served as
a member of the Executive Committee of USTelecom, a telecom trade association. He is a director and a
member of the Audit Committee of RF Micro Devices, based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Jeffrey T. Hinson, age 54, has served as a director of Windstream since July 2006 and served as a
director of Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006. Mr. Hinson also serves as a member of the
Audit Committee and the Governance Committee. Since July 1, 2007, Mr. Hinson has served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Border Media Partners,
LLC. Mr. Hinson served as a financial consultant from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Mr. Hinson
served as a consultant to Univision Communications Inc., a Spanish language media company in the
United States from July 2005 to December 2005. Mr. Hinson served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Univision Communications from March 2004 to June 2005. He served as
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Radio, the radio division of Univision
Communications, from September 2003 to March 2004. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Hinson served as Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, which was acquired by
Univision Communications in 2003 and became the radio division of Univision Communications.
Mr. Hinson is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of LiveNation and a director and
Chairman of the Audit Committee of TiVo, Inc.
Judy K. Jones, age 65, has served as a director of Windstream since July 2006 and served as a director of
Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006. Ms. Jones also serves as a member of the Audit
Committee. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute and of Lovelace Scientific Resources. She held various senior administrative positions at the
University of New Mexico from 1988 to 2006, including Vice President for Advancement, Associate
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (Health Sciences Center) and Chief of Staff to the President of the
University.
William A. Montgomery, age 60, has served as a director of Windstream since July 2006 and served as a
director of Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006. Mr. Montgomery also serves as Chairman
of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Montgomery has
been a private investor since 1999. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Montgomery was Chief Executive Officer of
SA-SO Company, a company engaged in the distribution of municipal and traffic control products based
in Dallas, Texas. Prior to 1989, Mr. Montgomery worked as a registered representative in the financial
services industry, most recently serving with Morgan Stanley in the Private Client Services group from
1985 to 1989.
Frank E. Reed, age 74, has served as a director of Windstream since July 2006 and served as a director
of Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006. Mr. Reed also serves as Chairman of the Audit
Committee. Mr. Reed is retired and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Philadelphia National Bank from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Reed served as a director of Alltel from 1998 to
2005, where he served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from 1999 to 2005.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOREGOING NOMINEES. PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE FOREGOING NOMINEES UNLESS
STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY A CONTRARY VOTE.
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