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Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006. Alltel Corporation appointed Mr. Gardner in December 2005 to
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.
The Board believes it is important that Windstream’s Chief Executive Officer serve on the Board, as the
position of Chief Executive Officer puts Mr. Gardner in a unique position to understand the challenges
and issues facing Windstream. Mr. Gardner’s qualifications for election to the Board include the
demonstrated leadership skills and experience that qualify him to serve as Chief Executive Officer of
Windstream. Mr. Gardner’s service on the board of another public company and several non-profit
organizations also provides him with a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing
Windstream and the communities it serves.
Jeffrey T. Hinson, age 56, 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 Chairman of the
Audit Committee and as a member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Hinson has served as President of
YouPlus Media, LLC, since June 2009. From July 2007 to July 2009, Mr. Hinson 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.
Mr. Hinson’s qualifications for election to the Board include his extensive financial and accounting
experience. Through his current service on the audit committees of three public companies and his prior
service as a chief financial officer of two public companies, Mr. Hinson has deep experience in
overseeing financial reporting processes, internal accounting and financial controls, independent auditor
engagements, and the other functions of an audit committee of a public company. The Windstream Board
has also determined that Mr. Hinson qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as defined by the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). His service on the boards of other public
companies in diverse industries also allows him to offer a broad perspective on the challenges and
opportunities facing Windstream.
Judy K. Jones, age 67, 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 and the Governance 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. She also held senior administrative positions with New Mexico
state government and is a former management consultant serving public sector clients for a major national
accounting firm.
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