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Jeffrey T. Hinson, age 59, has served as a director of Windstream since its formation in 2006 and has served
as Chairman of the Board since May 2013. Mr. Hinson served as a member of the Audit Committee from 2006
to May 2013 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from May 2010 to May 2013. 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. He also serves
as a director, as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and on the Strategy Committee of TiVo, Inc., a provider of
subscription-based DVR services and interactive video advertising. He is also 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 public companies, his service on other public company
boards, and his financial expertise. 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 70, 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 65, 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.