People: Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (SHEN.OQ)

SHEN.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Christopher French

55 2011 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Adele Skolits

54 2007 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer

Earle MacKenzie

60 2007 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

Thomas Whitaker

52 2010 Vice President - Operations

Raymond Ostroski

58 2013 Vice President - Legal, General Counsel, Secretary

William Pirtle

53 2010 Vice President - Marketing & Sales

Richard Baughman

45 2010 Vice President - Information Technology

Edward McKay

40 2010 Vice President - Engineering & Planning

Ann Flowers

56 2013 Associate General Counsel

Douglas Arthur

70 2009 Lead Independent Director

Ken Burch

68 1995 Independent Director

Tracy Fitzsimmons

46 2005 Independent Director

John Flora

58 2008 Independent Director

Richard Koontz

55 2006 Independent Director

Dale Lam

50 2004 Independent Director

Jonelle St. John

59 2007 Independent Director

James Zerkel

68 1985 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Christopher French

Mr. Christopher E. French is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries since 1988. Prior to his appointment as President, he held a variety of positions with the Company, including Executive Vice President and Vice President-Network Service. Mr. French also serves on the Board of Directors of First National Corporation.

Adele Skolits

Ms. Adele M. Skolits is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Ms. Skolits serves as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Shentel. She joined the Company in 2007 and is responsible for Shentel's daily financial decisions. Ms. Skolits’ industry experience began in 1980 and included three years with Revol Wireless where she served as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Skolits' telecommunications experience also includes serving as Controller for Comcast Metrophone, Director of Financial Operations for Comcast Cellular Communications and Chief Financial Officer of City Signal Communications. Ms. Skolits earned a BS degree in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Virginia and she holds a C.P.A. certificate from the Virginia State Board of Accountancy.

Earle MacKenzie

Mr. Earle A. MacKenzie is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. He joined the Company in 2003,and is responsible for Shentel's daily operations of its many subsidiaries. Mr. MacKenzie began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1975. He was the co-founder and President of Broadslate Networks and Essex Communications. He served as COO of Digital Television Services and as Senior Vice President of Contel Cellular. Mr. MacKenzie is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and holds a BBA in accounting and holds a C.P.A. certificate from the Virginia State Board of Accountancy. Mr. MacKenzie is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Cable Association.

Thomas Whitaker

Mr. Thomas A. Whitaker is Vice President - Operations of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Mr. Whitaker is Vice President – Operations for Shentel. Mr. Whitaker joined Shentel in 2004 through the Shentel acquisition of NTC Communications. Mr. Whitaker is responsible for the ongoing operations and maintenance of Shentel’s Cable, Wireline and Wireless Operations. Additionally, he supports the Network Operations Center and Data Operations groups for Shentel. Mr. Whitaker began his career in 1982. Mr. Whitaker was previously COO of NTC Communications, and served as VP of Network Operations at Broadslate Networks, Director of Wireless Operations for nTelos, and was Co-Founder and Vice President of Nat-Com, Incorporated. Mr. Whitaker is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV.

Raymond Ostroski

Mr. Raymond B. Ostroski is Vice President - Legal, General Counsel, Secretary of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Mr.Ostroski joined the Company as General Counsel on January 28, 2013 and was elected Vice President – Legal and Secretary on February 18, 2013. Prior to joining the Company in January 2013, Mr. Ostroski was a Partner in the law firm of Thomas, Long, Niesen & Kennard since 2012 and was the Principal at RBO Consulting from 2011 to 2012 and from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Ostroski also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for One Communications from 2009 to 2011 and Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Ostroski began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1985 and also served as General Counsel to RCN Corporation and C-TEC Corporation prior to 2001. Mr. Ostroski earned a B.S. degree in Social Science from Wilkes University and also earned a J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law.

William Pirtle

Mr. William L. Pirtle is Vice President - Marketing & Sales of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Mr. Pirtle is Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Shentel. He is responsible for sales and marketing of all products and services offered by the Company. He joined the Company in 1992 as Vice President of Network Services responsible for Shentel's technology decisions, and maintenance and operation of its networks – telephone, cable, cellular, paging and fiber optics. He helped launch Shentel's Internet business in 1994, and led its participation in its wireless PCS business beginning in 1995. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Mr. Pirtle is a co-founder of the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, and represents the Company on the Board of Valleynet.

Richard Baughman

Mr. Richard A. Baughman is Vice President - Information Technology of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Mr. Baughman is Vice President of Information Technology of Shentel. He began his career in 1995 with communications and operations experience from a variety of communications companies, including Bellcore/Telcordia, AT&T, Lucent, WINfirst and SureWest. He joined the Company in 2006. He is responsible for all of the back-office software and infrastructure systems at Shentel. Mr. Baughman has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.S. in Optics from the University of Rochester.

Edward McKay

Mr. Edward H. McKay is Vice President - Engineering & Planning of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Mr. McKay is Vice President of Engineering & Planning for Shentel. He joined Shentel in 2004 and is responsible for network planning and engineering for Shentel’s networks. Mr. McKay began his telecommunications industry experience in 1996, including previous engineering management positions at UUNET and Verizon. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he earned M.E. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering.

Ann Flowers

Ms. Ann E. Flowers is Associate General Counsel of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. Ms. Flowers is General Counsel, Vice President - Legal and Secretary for Shentel. Prior to joining the Company in November 2008, Ms. Flowers was Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP since 2007, and from 1994 to 2006 was Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Cole, Raywid & Braverman, LLP. Ms. Flowers has a legal experience representing telecommunications, media and technology companies. Ms. Flowers earned a B.A. with honors in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and earned a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.

Douglas Arthur

Mr. Douglas C. Arthur is Lead Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. He has been an attorney-at-law since 1967, and currently is a sole practitioner in Strasburg, Virginia. He is a member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of First National Corporation.

Ken Burch

Mr. Ken L. Burch is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since 1995. He is a farmer who owns a purebred and commercial beef cattle operation near Shenandoah Caverns, Virginia.

Tracy Fitzsimmons

Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since May 3, 2005. She is President of Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, a position she has held since July 2008. She previously served as Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs of Shenandoah University since October 2006 and Vice President of Academic Affairs since July 2002. Dr. Fitzsimmons also currently serves as a professor of political science at Shenandoah University. Dr. Fitzsimmons received Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Stanford University and a B.A. degree from Princeton University.

John Flora

Mr. John W. Flora is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since May 6, 2008. He has been an attorney-at-law since 1980, and currently is a shareholder of Lenhart Obenshain PC in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Mr. Flora’s business and tax practice has ranged from serving as lead counsel of a publicly held Fortune 500 company to representing private companies and their owners from business formation through succession.

Richard Koontz

Mr. Richard L. Koontz, Jr., is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since 2006. He has served as Vice President of Holtzman Oil Corporation, a supplier and distributor of petroleum products located in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, since 1988. He is currently a member of the Shenandoah County Public Schools Board.

Dale Lam

Mr. Dale S. Lam is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since April 20, 2004. He has served as President of Strategent Financial, LLC, a financial advisory firm, since November 2008. Mr. Lam previously served as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of ComSonics, Inc., a cable television equipment manufacturer and repair operation headquartered in Harrisonburg, Virginia, since April 2001. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Jonelle St. John

Ms. Jonelle St. John is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. She is currently a consultant and has previously served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Motient Corporation, a nationwide provider of two-way, wireless mobile data services and wireless Internet services. Ms. St. John was the Chief Financial Officer of MCI WorldCom International in London from 1998 through 2000 following her position as the Treasurer of MCI Communications Corporation from 1993 to 1998. Prior to joining MCI, Ms. St. John served as the Vice President-Finance and Treasurer and was the Vice President and Controller of Telecom*USA from 1985 until it was acquired by MCI in 1990.

James Zerkel

Mr. James E. Zerkel, II, is Independent Director of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., since 1985. He has served as Vice President of James E. Zerkel, Inc., a hardware firm located in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, since 1970. Mr. Zerkel also serves on the Board of Directors of the Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative.
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