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planning, risk management, compensation plans and policies, and capital market transactions. Mr. Montgomery’s service on
the boards of non-profit organizations also provides him with a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing
Windstream and the communities it serves.
Alan L. Wells, age 53, has served as a director of Windstream since 2010 and is a founding partner of Financial
Advisory Partners, LLC, which makes private equity investments and provides financial advisory services to mid-sized
companies in the Midwest. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Telecommunication Services, Inc. (“Iowa
Telecom”) (NYSE: IWA) from 2002 to 2010 and Chairman of its board of directors from 2004 to 2010. He joined Iowa
Telecom in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive
Officer in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom, Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican) (NYSE: MEC), a Des Moines, Iowa-based electric and gas utility
holding company, from 1997 until 1999. During the same period, Mr. Wells also served as President of MidAmerican's non-
regulated businesses. Mr. Wells held various executive and management positions with MidAmerican, its subsidiaries, and
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, one of its predecessors, from 1993 through 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Wells was with Deloitte
Consulting (previously Deloitte & Touche Consulting) and previously held various positions with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas and Illinois Power Company.
Mr. Wells’ qualifications for election to the Board include his broad background and experience, his wide range of
operational and financial experiences in regulated industries, and his prior experience as a senior executive with two public
companies. Through his prior experience as a senior executive in the telecommunications and other regulated industries, he
has insight on managing complex regulated enterprises, developing strategic plans in changing regulatory environments,
overseeing financial reporting processes, and executing large capital market transactions.
Board Recommendation
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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