NuVox Names Solomon Chief Financial Officer

GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NuVox, a leading competitive
communications provider, announced today that David Solomon has been named
Chief Financial Officer. As a telecom veteran, Solomon's career spans over 15
years with leadership roles in strategic planning, finance, and communications
technology. During the past eight years, Solomon has provided NuVox
invaluable leadership and strategic guidance from a variety of vantage points.
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"David's extensive telecommunications background, first-hand knowledge of
NuVox, and depth of his capital markets experience made him the perfect
choice," commented Jim Akerhielm, Chief Executive Officer for NuVox. "Even
more important than David's skills and experience is the strength of his
character. David is a fine leader and it has been a privilege for me to work
with him over the past several years."
In addition to his new duties as NuVox's Chief Financial Officer, Solomon
will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for NuVox. In
that capacity, he has been instrumental in the company's M&A activities as
well as the company's debt and equity financings.
"Over the past eight years, I've had the privilege of witnessing NuVox
grow and develop into an industry leader," commented David Solomon, Chairman
and Chief Financial Officer for NuVox. "Even in tough economic times, NuVox
remains financially strong and maintains a clear vision of long term goals.
I'm very excited to take on the responsibilities of CFO, to work with Jim
Akerhielm and the rest of a very talented management team, and to contribute
to NuVox's continued successes."
Prior to his tenure at NuVox, Solomon was the Chief Financial Officer of
Brooks Fiber. Solomon was instrumental in growing Brooks Fiber into a leading
nationwide telecom provider and taking the company public. Prior to Brooks
Fiber, Solomon was a partner at KPMG.
About NuVox:
NuVox provides a wide variety of communications services and business
solutions for over 90,000 business customers across the Southeast and Midwest.
Cisco honored NuVox with the Cisco Powered Network designation for its QoS
services. For more information, visit www.nuvox.com.
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Susanne Hite, +1-864-672-5097, hite@nuvox.com, or Katie DeLong,
+1-864-331-8059, kdelong@nuvox.com, both of NuVox