People: Windstream Corp (WIN.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Jeffrey Hinson	58	2013	Independent Chairman of the Board
Jeffery Gardner	53	2006	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Anthony Thomas	41	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Brent Whittington	42	2009	Chief Operating Officer
Randy Nicklas		2013	Executive Vice President - Engineering, Chief Technology Officer
John Fletcher	47	2006	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Cindy Nash	48	2009	Chief Information Officer
John Eichler	41	2009	Vice President, Controller
Dennis Foster	72	2013	Lead Independent Director
Alan Wells	53	2010	Non-Executive Director
Carol Armitage	55	2007	Independent Director
Samuel Beall	62	2006	Independent Director
Francis Frantz	59	2010	Independent Director
Judy Jones	69	2006	Independent Director
William Montgomery	64	2006	Independent Director
Mary Michaels			Director - Investor Relations and Capital Markets

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Biographies

Name	Description
Jeffrey Hinson	Mr. Jeffrey T. Hinson is Independent Chairman of the Board of Windstream Corporation., since May 1, 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. Since 2007, he has also served as a director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee of TiVo, Inc., a provider of subscription-based DVR services and interactive video advertising, and is 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.
Jeffery Gardner	Mr. Jeffery R. Gardner is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Windstream Corporation., since formation on July 17, 2006. Mr. Gardner was appointed to his current position in December 2005, and he has served as a director of Windstream since its formation in 2006. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alltel Corporation. He joined Alltel in 1998 when it merged with 360° Communications. Mr. Gardner is a member of the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of U.S. companies. He also is Chairman of the United States Telecom Association. He serves on the board of directors of RF Micro Devices, Inc., Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Darlington School, and Loras College. He serves as Chairman of the Arkansas Research Alliance and as Chairman of the advisory board for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Distance Health. He also serves on the foundation board at UAMS. Mr. Gardner was named a national finalist for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2010® Award in telecommunications. Mr. Gardner earned a degree in finance from Purdue University and an MBA from William and Mary and is a certified public accountant.
Anthony Thomas	Mr. Anthony W. Thomas, CPA., is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Windstream Corporation since since May 30, 2012. He was Chief Financial Officer of Windstream from August 2009 to May 2012, Controller of Windstream from July 2006 to August 2009 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006; Various positions with Alltel Corporation from 1998 to 2006 including Vice President of Investor Relations and Vice President of Southeast Regional Finance.
Brent Whittington	Mr. Brent K. Whittington is Chief Operating Officer of Windstream Corporation since August 10, 2009. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Windstream from July 2006 to August 2009 and of Alltel Holding Corp. from December 2005 to July 2006; Vice President of Finance and Accounting of Alltel Corporation from 2002 to 2005.
Randy Nicklas	Mr. Randy Nicklas is Executive Vice President - Engineering, Chief Technology Officer of Windstream Corp. Nicklas will be responsible for network planning and engineering, outside plant, records and capital management. Nicklas was formerly chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering for XO Communications, where he was responsible for the overall network technology vision for the company's voice, data, and transport networks. He also advised on the overall design of the company's commercial and wholesale voice, data and IP-based services. Nicklas has experience in the design, implementation and integration of IP/MPLS backbones, VoIP soft switch and feature server platforms, metro Ethernet networks and transport networks. Prior to joining XO Communications, Nicklas held engineering and technical management positions at Intelsat, Cisco and MCI. He also has worked in the areas of software development and systems engineering on a variety of aerospace programs for NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Computer Sciences Corporation.
John Fletcher	Mr. John P. Fletcher is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Windstream Corporation., since July 17, 2006. He served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Alltel Holding Corp. from February 2006 to July 2006; Partner at Kutak Rock LLP from 2000 to 2006.
Cindy Nash	Ms. Cindy Nash is Chief Information Officer of Windstream Corporation., since August 10, 2009. She served as Senior Vice President of Information Technology of Windstream from November 2007 to August 2009; Senior Vice President of Customer Service of Windstream from July 2006 to November 2007; Chief Information Officer of Valor from 2004 to July 2006.
John Eichler	Mr. John C. Eichler, CPA, is Vice President, Controller of Windstream Corporation., since August 10, 2009. He served as Vice President of Internal Audit from July 2006 to August 2009 and of Alltel Corporation’s Wireline Operations from December 2005 to July 2006. Consultant from 2002 to 2005.
Dennis Foster	Mr. Dennis E. Foster is Lead Independent Director of Windstream Corporation. He serves as Chairman of the Board and is a member of the Compensation Committee. From July 2006 to February 2010, he served as Lead Director, and he has served as Chairman of the Board since 2010. In May 2013, Mr. Foster will no longer serve as Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Foster will continue to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee following this change. Mr. Foster is a principal in Foster Thoroughbred Investments (thoroughbred racing, breeding and training operations) in Cle Elum, Washington, which he joined in June 1995. Mr. Foster served as a director of Alltel Corporation from 1998 through 2006. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Foster held a number of leadership positions in the telecommunications industry, including President and Chief Executive Officer of 360° Communications and Senior Vice President of the Local Telecommunications Division of Sprint Corporation, and he has over 40 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
Alan Wells	Mr. Alan L. Wells is Non-Executive Director of Windstream Corporation., since June 1, 2010. He is a founding partner of Financial Advisory Partners, LLC, which makes private equity investments and provides financial advisory services to mid-sized companies in the Midwest. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Telecommunication Services, Inc. (“Iowa Telecom”) (NYSE: IWA) from 2002 to 2010 and Chairman of its board of directors from 2004 to 2010. He joined Iowa Telecom in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom, Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican) (NYSE: MEC), a Des Moines, Iowa-based electric and gas utility holding company, from 1997 until 1999. During the same period, Mr. Wells also served as President of MidAmerican’s non-regulated businesses. Mr. Wells held various executive and management positions with MidAmerican, its subsidiaries, and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, one of its predecessors, from 1993 through 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Wells was with Deloitte Consulting (previously Deloitte & Touche Consulting) and previously held various positions with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Illinois Power Company.
Carol Armitage	Ms. Carol B. Armitage is Independent Director of Windstream Corporation., since September 5, 2007. She serves as Chair of the Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Armitage has served as a telecommunications consultant since 1998. From 1995 to 1997 she served as Senior Vice President, Technology and Strategy at General Instrument. Prior to 1995 she held various management and engineering positions during sixteen years of service with Bell Laboratories and Network Systems (which later became Lucent). Since 2000, Ms. Armitage has served and held various leadership positions on the board of directors of SCALA, Inc., a provider of digital signage and advertising management solutions. From March 2010 to March 2012, Ms. Armitage served as Chairman of SCALA, Inc. From 2000 until February 2010, and again starting in March 2012, she served as Vice Chairman. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Armitage served as Chairman of the Board and was on the Audit Committee of YDI Wireless (now known as Proxim Wireless Corporation), then a public company engaged in the development and provision of wireless fiber technologies.
Samuel Beall	Mr. Samuel E. Beall, III, is Independent Director of Windstream Corporation., since November 7, 2006. He serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Beall is a principal in Beall Investments LLC, a private investment company. Mr. Beall served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company that owns and operates casual dining restaurants under the Ruby Tuesday brand, from May 1995 to June 2012, and as President of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. from July 2004 until June 2012.
Francis Frantz	Mr. Francis X. Frantz is Independent Director of Windstream Corporation. From July 2006 to February 2010, he served as Chairman of the Windstream Board. Beginning in May 2013, Mr. Frantz will serve as the Audit Committee Chairman. Mr. Frantz has served as Chairman of Central Bank (a community bank in Little Rock, Arkansas) since February 2007, as non-executive Chairman of Swyft Technology, LLC (a software-as-a-service technology provider in Jacksonville, Florida) since February 2010, and as a board member of Recover Gear, LLC (an athletic apparel company specializing in compression/recovery gear branded “100% Play Harder” in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) since June 2012. Prior to January 2006, Mr. Frantz was Executive Vice President-External Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Alltel Corporation. Mr. Frantz joined Alltel in 1990 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and was appointed Secretary in January 1992 and Executive Vice President in July 1998. While with Alltel, he was responsible for Alltel’s mergers and acquisitions negotiations, wholesale services group, federal and state government and external affairs, corporate communications, administrative services, and corporate governance, in addition to serving as Alltel’s chief legal officer. Mr. Frantz served as the 2006 and 2007 Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of the United States Telecom Association.
Judy Jones	Ms. Judy K. Jones is Independent Director of Windstream Corporation., since July 17, 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 national accounting firm.
William Montgomery	Mr. William A. Montgomery is Independent Director of Windstream Corporation., since July 17, 2006. 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.
Mary Michaels

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Jeffrey Hinson	--
Jeffery Gardner	7,995,350
Anthony Thomas	1,941,510
Brent Whittington	2,570,580
Randy Nicklas	--
John Fletcher	1,950,520
Cindy Nash	1,118,210
John Eichler	--
Dennis Foster	--
Alan Wells	--
Carol Armitage	--
Samuel Beall	--
Francis Frantz	3,327,030
Judy Jones	--
William Montgomery	--
Mary Michaels	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Jeffrey Hinson	0	0
Jeffery Gardner	899,754	4,383,220
Anthony Thomas	0	0
Brent Whittington	12,750	199,075
Randy Nicklas	0	0
John Fletcher	0	0
Cindy Nash	0	0
John Eichler	0	0
Dennis Foster	0	0
Alan Wells	0	0
Carol Armitage	0	0
Samuel Beall	0	0
Francis Frantz	865,000	4,253,200
Judy Jones	0	0
William Montgomery	0	0
Mary Michaels	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
GARDNER JEFFERY R	1,000	$8.42
ARMITAGE CAROL B	1,000	$7.98
BEALL SAMUEL E III	30,000	$8.01
GARDNER JEFFERY R	1,000	$8.18
FOSTER DENNIS E	5,000	$8.14
FOSTER DENNIS E	1,500	$8.14
ARMITAGE CAROL B	1,000	$8.13
GARDNER JEFFERY R	1,000	$8.63
GARDNER JEFFERY R	2,000	$8.57
FOSTER DENNIS E	1,000	$8.38
FOSTER DENNIS E	4,000	$8.37
FOSTER DENNIS E	2,000	$8.38
FOSTER DENNIS E	1,000	$8.38
WELLS ALAN LEE	500	$0.00
EICHLER JOHN C	3,793	$8.93
GARDNER JEFFERY R	57,029	$8.93
WHITTINGTON BRENT K R	18,495	$8.93
THOMAS ANTHONY W	20,234	$8.93
EICHLER JOHN C	3,225	$8.93
FLETCHER JOHN P	13,742	$8.93
WHITTINGTON BRENT K R	26,846	$8.93
THOMAS ANTHONY W	12,074	$8.93
FLETCHER JOHN P	20,240	$8.93
GARDNER JEFFERY R	118,335	$8.93
THOMAS ANTHONY W	56,065	$9.81

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