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and creating approximately $300 million in operating and capital synergies. Mr. Gardner’s service on the boards 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 58, has served as a director of Windstream since its formation in 2006 and is the Chairman
of the Audit Committee. Beginning in May 2013, Mr. Hinson will become Chairman of the Board and will no longer serve
on the Audit Committee. Mr. Hinson has been the President of YouPlus Media LLC, a video content marketing firm, since
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, a Hispanic-focused radio broadcasting company. Mr. Hinson previously
served in a number of roles at Univision Communications Inc., a Spanish language media company, including as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2004 to June 2005 and 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 Univision Radio. Since 2005, Mr. Hinson has been a
director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), a global entertainment
company that promotes live music events, operates music venues, sells tickets to entertainment and sporting events, and
provides management services to music recording artists. Since 2007, he has also served as a director and as Chairman of the
Audit Committee of TiVo, Inc., a provider of subscription-based DVR services and interactive video advertising, and is a
director, Audit Committee member and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Ares Commercial Real
Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company focused on originating, investing in and managing middle-
market commercial real estate loans and investments.
Mr. Hinson’s qualifications for election to the Board include his professional background and experience, his
previously held senior-executive level positions for two pubic companies, his service on other public company boards, and
his financial expertise. The Windstream Board has determined that Mr. Hinson qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert,” as defined by the rules of the SEC. His service on the board of other public companies in diverse industries gives
him unique insight to corporate governance matters affecting public companies and also allows him to offer a broad
perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Windstream.
Judy K. Jones, age 69, has served as a director of Windstream since its formation in 2006. Ms. Jones 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 (LRRI) and of the Mind Research Network, a wholly-owned not-for-profit
subsidiary of LRRI. 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.
Ms. Jones’ qualifications for election to the Board include her expertise in financial accounting matters. Through
her prior experience as a senior executive at a state university and in state government and on the boards of non-profit
institutions, Ms. Jones has experience in reviewing and evaluating financial statements, financial budgets and forecasts,
investment portfolios of public endowments, and other public finance matters. The Windstream Board has determined that
Ms. Jones qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the rules of the SEC. Her broad state government
and higher education experience also allows her to offer insights and perspectives on government policy, structure and
operations, public relations and marketing issues, the needs of higher education and government entities (which are an
important customer segment for Windstream), and information technology and strategic planning.
William A. Montgomery, age 64, has served as a director of Windstream since its formation in 2006 and is a
member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Montgomery served as
Chairman of the Compensation 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 and has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently serving with
Morgan Stanley in the Private Client Services group from 1985 to 1989. Mr. Montgomery previously served as a director of
Hicks Acquisition Corp. I, Inc., a special purpose entity formed for the purpose of effecting a merger or other business
combination with one or more businesses, from its inception in 2007 through the consummation of a business combination
with Resolute Energy Corporation in 2009.
Mr. Montgomery’s qualifications for election to the Board include his wide range of financial and business
experience. In his role as a member of Compensation Committee of Windstream and through his professional career
including his prior role as a chief executive officer of a private company, Mr. Montgomery has experience in strategic
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