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Boards of Directors of MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRV), where she serves on the Compensation and
Nominating and Governance Committees, and Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL). She is also a member
of the Accenture Network Advisory Council and a strategic advisor to Vasona Networks and Federated Wireless.
Skills and Qualifications Specifically Applicable to Windstream
Ms. Diefenderfer’s qualifications for election to the Board include over 28 years of technical and operational
experience in the telecommunications industry, her senior executive positions, and her service on other public and
advisory Boards, providing her the ability to offer insight on corporate governance matters and business issues to
be addressed by Windstream. Her experience with strategic planning and advising on business matters provides her
with key insight on situations arising within Windstream.
JEFFREY T. HINSON Age: 61 Director Since: 2006
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Occupation: Senior Executive Qualification Highlights:
Board Position
• Chairman
Other Current Public Board Memberships
• Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
• TiVo, Inc.
üLeadership – Board and Board Committee Service
– Public Companies; Current and Former Senior
Executive; Former CFO
üFinancial and Accounting Expertise
üCorporate Strategy Development and Risk
Oversight
üMedia and Communications Industry Knowledge
Biography
Jeffrey T. Hinson has served as a director since Windstream’s formation in 2006 and as Chairman of the
Board since May 2013. Mr. Hinson served on the Audit Committee from 2006 to May 2013 and as Chair 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 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, 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 (March 2004
to June 2005) and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Radio, the radio division of
Univision (September 2003 to March 2004). 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, and as Chairman of the Audit Committee, of TiVo,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a provider of subscription-based DVR services and interactive video advertising. Until
2014, Mr. Hinson served as 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 and real
estate investment trust focused on originating, investing in and managing middle-market commercial real estate
loans and investments.
Skills and Qualifications Specifically Applicable to Windstream
Mr. Hinson’s qualifications for election to the Board include his extensive professional background and
experience, his previously held senior-executive level positions at two public companies for approximately 15 years,
his service on other public company boards, including committee membership and committee chair roles, his extensive
experience with companies in the media sector, and his financial and accounting expertise. His service on the board of
other public companies in diverse industries provides him unique insight into corporate governance matters affecting
public companies and offers him a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Windstream.