People: Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc (ALSK.OQ)

ALSK.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Edward Hayes

57 2011 Independent Chairman of the Board

Anand Vadapalli

46 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Wayne Graham

50 2011 Chief Financial Officer

James Johnsen

54 2011 Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Process Transformation

Leonard Steinberg

58 2012 Senior Vice President - Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Corporate Secretary

Michael Todd

46 2010 Senior Vice President - Engineering & Operations

Mitchell Coon

52 2011 Vice President, General Manager - Sales

Eric Lazo

43 2011 Vice President - Marketing & Product Management

Margaret Brown

2012 Director

David Karp

45 2011 Independent Director

Peter Ley

52 2008 Independent Director

Brian Ross

54 2011 Independent Director

John Niles Wanamaker

43 2011 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Edward Hayes

Mr. Edward J. Hayes, Jr., is Independent Chairman of the Board of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He has been a director since February 2006, and has served as the Chairman of the Board since April 2011. He is currently the Senior Vice President and CFO of Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW) in wireless transmission and networking solutions to the mobile and non-mobile markets. He joined Aviat Networks in October of 2011 after serving as the CFO of Pillar Data Systems, a privately held enterprise data storage company. Prior to joining Pillar, Mr. Hayes served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Quantum Corporation (NYSE: QTM), in data back-up, recovery and archive storage. He joined Quantum after serving as President and CEO of DirecTV Broadband, Inc. Prior to DirecTV Broadband, Mr. Hayes served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Telocity, Inc., and Financial Vice President and CFO in two of Lucent Technologies’ divisions, including the $20 billion Global Service Provider Business. He has also held senior financial management positions at other multinational companies such as Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS), Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), and Credit Suisse First Boston. He has previously served as an independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee of New Wave Research, Inc. and as an independent director of and Chair of the Audit Committee of NPTest, Inc. Mr. Hayes currently serves on the board of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) as an independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hayes conducted his graduate studies in Accounting and Finance at New York University’s Stern Graduate School of Business and received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University in New York.

Anand Vadapalli

Mr. Anand Vadapalli is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. Mr. Vadapalli also joined the Board effective as of that date. Prior to that, Mr. Vadapalli served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (“COO”) of the Company beginning October 26, 2009, with operational responsibility for all facets of the Company's business, including network operations, technology, sales and service. Mr. Vadapalli served as the Company's Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology, from December 2008 until October 2009 and previously was the Company's Senior Vice President, Network & Information Technology beginning in August 2006, when he joined the Company. Before the Company's, Mr. Vadapalli had most recently served as Vice President of Information Technology at Valor Telecom since February 2004. Prior to Valor, from January 2003 to February 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Network Telephone Corporation, and from January 1996 through January 2003, he served in positions at Broadwing / Cincinnati Bell, including as Vice President, Information Technology. Mr. Vadapalli holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India as well as a P.G.D.M. from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, India. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Alaska Foundation.

Wayne Graham

Mr. Wayne P. Graham is Chief Financial Officer of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. Mr. Graham is responsible for finance, treasury, accounting, and investor relations functions and has key responsibilities in business strategy and cost structure rationalization, as well as performance measurement and metrics. He also oversees the Company's information technology function. Mr. Graham is one of the Company’s original founding members and a previous CFO of the Company. He rejoins the Company from Ensequence, provider of global interactive software for TV, where he served as CFO. In addition to his roles at ACS and Ensequence, Mr. Graham previously served as CFO of Integra Telecom, competitive local exchange company, and ACS Media, which was a publicly traded print and electronic yellow page provider, based in Alaska. In total, he brings over twenty-five years of relevant financial and industry experience. Mr. Graham holds a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.

James Johnsen

Mr. James R. Johnsen is Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Process Transformation of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. Mr. Johnsen joined Alaska Communications in 2011 from Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native regional corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President of Administration. Before that, he spent 12 years at the University of Alaska, where he served in several executives roles. Mr. Johnsen is active in the community as a member of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, a Trustee of the University of Alaska Foundation and in several advisory roles at the University of Alaska, where he also teaches on occasion. Mr. Johnsen holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a master’s from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

Leonard Steinberg

Mr. Leonard A. Steinberg is Senior Vice President - Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Corporate Secretary of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. Mr. Steinberg is responsible for the Company’s legal affairs, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and risk management functions. He also serves as the Company’s Chief Ethics Officer. He previously served as the Company's Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from 2001 through 2011 after as a senior attorney in June 2000. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Steinberg used his experience in regulatory and administrative law to represent telecommunications and energy clients of Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C., an Anchorage, Alaska law firm. Prior to that, Mr. Steinberg was a partner in the firm of Hosie, Wes, Sacks & Brelsford with offices in Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, California. Mr. Steinberg practiced in the firm’s Anchorage office from 1996 to 1998 and in the firm’s San Francisco office from 1988 to 1996 where he primarily represented clients in oil and gas royalty and tax disputes. Mr. Steinberg holds a J.D. degree from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law, a Masters in Public Administration degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, an M.B.A. from University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Michael Todd

Mr. Michael R. Todd is Senior Vice President - Engineering & Operations of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. Mr. Todd is responsible for all engineering, service delivery and operations functions. His focus includes improving the overall customer experience through developing and executing long-term network evolution plans, establishing engineering and service delivery standards, coordinating cross-departmental process improvement teams to reduce cycle time, and enhancing operational efficiencies and employee development. Mr. Todd first joined Alaska Communications in August 2008. Before assuming his current position in October 2010, he served as the Company's Vice President, Engineering and Service Delivery. Mr. Todd brings more than 20 years of telecommunications leadership and experience with a focus on engineering/service delivery, building and maintaining wireless networks, staff operations and multi-site development. Prior to Alaska Communications, Mr. Todd held various engineering and operations leadership positions at Sprint, Nortel and Ericsson, Inc. He holds a BS in Engineering from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.

Mitchell Coon

Mr. Mitchell A. Coon is Vice President, General Manager - Sales of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He is responsible for the Company’s consumer sales, small and medium business sales and customer service functions. Mr. Coon joined Alaska Communications in 2011 from Xerox Alaska, where he served as Regional Vice President. Before that he spent 12 years in the telecommunications industry in several leadership roles at both Alaska Communications and General Communications, Inc. Mr. Coon brings to Alaska Communications more than 25 years of sales leadership experience and a proven record of improving sales performance.

Eric Lazo

Mr. Eric B. Lazo is Vice President - Marketing & Product Management of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He is responsible for the Company’s marketing, product development and product management functions. Mr. Lazo joined Alaska Communications in December 2010 from Ryzex Incorporated, a business-to-business reseller of mobile computer solutions. Before that, he spent eight years at Samsung and Nordson Corporation in various strategy, marketing and product roles. In addition, he is the founder of two start-up companies, serving from inception through investor exit. Mr. Lazo holds multiple undergraduate degrees from Miami University and an M.B.A. in business administration from the Harvard Business School.

Margaret Brown

Ms. Margaret L. Brown has been appointed as Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., with effect from June 8, 2012. Brown is president and chief executive officer of CIRI, an Alaska Native corporation. Brown became president and chief executive officer of CIRI in 2005 after holding several management positions beginning in 1976. During her tenure, CIRI has developed a reputation for disciplined growth, with diversified interests in energy development, construction services, environmental services, real estate investment and management, tourism and hospitality, telecommunications, aerospace defense and venture capital investment. In addition, Brown serves on the national board of The Trust for Public Land, the Student Conservation Association and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. She also serves on advisory boards for Alaska Airlines and the University of Alaska Anchorage Honors College. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Oregon and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado.

David Karp

Mr. David W. Karp is Independent Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He is the President and CEO of Northern Air Cargo, Inc. which operates a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft within the state of Alaska and the contiguous U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. Prior to joining Northern Air Cargo, Mr. Karp served as the Vice President and COO of Anchorage-based Hawaiian Vacations for nearly seven years. Hawaiian Vacations transported approximately 50,000 vacationers between Alaska and Hawaii every year utilizing chartered Boeing 767 aircraft owned by Hawaiian Airlines. Before that, Mr. Karp served as the Executive Director of the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council, overseeing the cooperative tourism marketing efforts between the State of Alaska and over 1000 private sector tourism businesses. Mr. Karp also serves as a member of the Alaska Pacific University Board of Trustees and the Alaska Air Carriers Association Board of Directors. He is Chairman of the Board for the Alaska Aviation Museum. Mr. Karp is a graduate from the University of Oregon, and he completed the Owner President Manager Program at the Harvard School of Business in March 2011.

Peter Ley

Mr. Peter D. Ley is Independent Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He is the CFO of Connexion Technologies. Connexion is builder and operator of residential fiber-optic video, voice, and data networks for gated communities and high-rise towers. Connexion is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina and has operations across the United States. Mr. Ley has many years of finance and communications experience. Prior to joining Connexion in November 2007, Mr. Ley served for seven years as a managing director at Bank of America Securities, responsible for managing client relationships with the U.S. telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Bank of America, he served as CFO of Pennsylvania-based Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises Inc. Mr. Ley has also served as an investment banker at Dominick & Dominick, Furman Selz, Robert Fleming, Morgan Grenfell and Salomon Brothers. Mr. Ley holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University in Massachusetts and a B.A. from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

Brian Ross

Mr. Brian A. Ross is Independent Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of KnowledgeWorks, innovative methodologies to more effectively prepare students for college and 21st century careers. Through its New Tech and EdWorks subsidiaries, it currently assists 120 high schools in 17 states while its Strive subsidiary helps more than 25 communities bring together education, business, philanthropic and community leaders to manage a common, data-driven educational agenda. Prior to joining KnowledgeWorks, Mr. Ross had 13-year-tenure at Cincinnati Bell, where he served four years as Chief Financial Officer and two years as Chief Operating Officer. He is a member of the boards of Downtown Cincinnati, Inc., KnowledgeFunding Ohio and Ursuline Academy. Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, mathematics and statistics from Miami University and a Master of Arts degree in statistics from the University of California.

John Niles Wanamaker

Mr. John Niles Wanamaker is Independent Director of Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. He serves as Vice Chairman of Venture Ad Astra, a company focusing on geointelligence, location and imaging technologies; and he is also Vice-Chairman of Zulutime, a company with breakthrough position, navigation and timing technologies for wireless networks and innovative indoor location-based services. In addition, he conducts an active angel investment practice under the name of Alaska Venture Partners investing in companies both in and out of Alaska. Mr. Wanamaker has served as either founder or CEO of companies from a wide range of industries, including early stage capital, wireless communication, aerospace launch vehicles, electronic monitored security, and real estate development. His focus has been on the creation of value and the monetization of that value. Active in his community, Mr. Wanamaker donates his time to a number of organizations. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Alaska Pacific University and continues to serve as a Trustee. He recently served as the Honorary Commander for the 477th Fighter Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base and is a co-founder and board member of the Anchorage Schools Foundation. Mr. Wanamaker is a graduate of the University of Chicago and is also a 2012 Governance Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors.

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