Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.

Liane Pelletier serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”) (NASDAQ: ALSK). Since joining the Company in 2003, Ms. Pelletier has rebuilt the executive lead team, reconstructed the Board of Directors, and implemented a new business strategy, operating model and an organization structure to reflect the Company’s strategy, as well as overhauled the Company’s image with investors, customers, employees and the community. Key tenets of the ACS operating model and culture are customer centricity, performance management and continuous process improvement.Under her leadership, the company designed and constructed Alaska’s only statewide 3G CDMA wireless network and marketed mobile voice and data services that contributed to sector leading growth. ACS also introduced innovative wireless-wireline services that are industry-firsts, nationwide.Also under her leadership, the company built Alaska’s only submarine fiber optic cable to travel to the Lower 48 via a secure and different route from the 3 existing cables leaving the state. ACS also purchased one of the 3 existing cables so that ACS now owns and operates 2 cables, one of two carriers in the state with this infrastructure, with ACS’ assets providing material competitive advantage. These submarine assets complement the unique ACS in-state assets of Metro Ethernet, MPLS and fiber rings – all positioning ACS as the leader in end to end data networking capabilities for Enterprise customers.Prior to ACS, Pelletier’s career included 17 years at Sprint as a member of the Executive Management Committee.Pelletier earned her M.S. in Management at the Sloan School of Business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. She currently serves as a Trustee on the Board of Alaska Pacific University..

David Wilson serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”) (NASDAQ: ALSK). Wilson joined ACS in 2004 and is responsible for the ACS treasury, finance, revenue requirements, and tax functions. Wilson was a key player with the new management team in the successful re-make of ALSK in the investment community. He served as a leader in refinancing and restructuring ACS’ debt structure, de-levering by over $90 million; reducing the weighted average cost of debt down from over 8% to 6.5%; extending maturities; and fixing interest rates on 100% of the debt. Wilson remains a key player in cost structure rationalization and accelerating revenue growth. He has driven the organization to move forward with a culture based on measurement and metrics. Prior to joining ACS, Wilson most recently worked for Telocity, DIRECTV and Triumph Communications. Wilson helped lead Telocity through its initial public offering and eventual sale to DIRECTV. DIRECTV Broadband appointed Wilson as its Chief Financial Officer after previously serving Telocity as its Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Wilson also served as Chief Financial Officer of Triumph Communications, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics. Wilson has ten years of experience working in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both international and domestic offices. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Wilson managed a portfolio of high-profile publicly- traded network and communications audit clients. Wilson is a Chartered Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, from the University of Birmingham, UK. Wilson serves on the Alaskan board of Junior Achievement as well as Alaska Children’s Services.

David C. Eisenberg has served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Development & Marketing since November 3, 2003. From 2000 until joining us, Mr. Eisenberg served as Vice President, Corporate Strategy for Sprint Corporation where he was responsible for helping shape that corporation’s strategic direction. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Eisenberg was Sprint’s Director of Strategic Policy Development. In this role, he directed analysis of Sprint and competitors strategic positions that emerged from changes to regulatory, political, and economic frameworks. In his 21-year career with Sprint and Centel, Mr. Eisenberg held numerous management positions within the Local Telecommunications Division and on Sprint’s corporate staff. These included roles in sales and marketing, finance, and regulatory and strategic planning. Mr. Eisenberg earned his Master’s degree in Business at Keller Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Prior to joining the ACS management team, Mr. Fisher served as Vice President, Broadband Direct at Sprint Corporation. In this position, Mr. Fisher was the general manager of Sprint's wireless broadband business, with broad operational and product development responsibilities. Mr. Fisher helped spearhead Sprint's development of existing and future wireless data products, services, and technologies, including next generation initiatives such as ITFS/MMDS, EV-DO, EV-DV and Wi-Fi. Mr. Fisher worked for Hughes Electronics where he was responsible for Business development and as the director of legal affairs. At Hughes, Mr. Fisher supported the EVP of the Wireless Networks Division in the development and implementation of the business strategies to expand Hughes’ mobile wireless infrastructures business.Mr. Fisher earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brigham Young University.

Anand Vadapalli serves as Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”) (NASDAQ: ALSK). Vadapalli joined ACS in 2006 and is responsible for operation of the ACS Network including local exchange, inter-exchange, wireless and Internet functions.Vadapalli’s focus at ACS is in creating and operating best-in-class wireless and data networks and enabling process improvement through information technology – through an emphasis on extraordinary customer experience, technology leadership, operational excellence, and employee development.Mr. Vadapalli’s personal hallmarks include customer-focused innovations, high performance standards, a strong work ethic, and endless energy. Mr. Vadapalli has held various technology and business executive positions at Valor Telecom, Network Telephone Corporation, and Broadwing/Cincinnati Bell.Vadapalli holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India as well as a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, India.

Leonard Steinberg serves as Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer for Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) (NASDAQ ALSK). Steinberg joined ACS in 2000 and is responsible for the company's legal affairs and risk management functions. Steinberg’s legal responsibilities include compliance with SEC and NASDAQ rules, corporate organization, compliance with all telecommunications laws, corporate transactions, and litigation. Steinberg’s risk management duties include oversight of contract administration, real estate management, insurance coverage, safety programs, OSHA/EPA compliance, and emergency planning.Before joining ACS, Steinberg was of Counsel with Brena, Bell and Clarkson, P.C., in Anchorage, Alaska, where he represented telecommunications and energy clients. Previously, Steinberg was a partner at Hosie, Wes, Sacks and Brelsford (since acquired by Perkins Coie) where he focused on oil and gas royalty and tax disputes while working out of the firm’s offices in Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, California.Steinberg holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California's Hastings College of Law. He also holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, a Master of Business Administration degree from U.C. Berkley's Haas School of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of California at Santa Cruz. Steinberg is an active member of the bar in both Alaska and California.

Brian Rogers, a Director since February 2001, is currently Interim Chancellor for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska's first university. He was Principal Consultant and CFO for Information Insights, Inc., a management and public policy consulting firm from 1995 to 2008. Mr. Rogers served as Vice President of Finance for the University of Alaska Statewide System from 1988 to 1995. He is a former state legislator, who served in the Alaska State House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982. Mr. Rogers chaired the State of Alaska Long-Range Planning Commission during 1995 and 1996, and served as board member and audit committee member of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska from 1999 to 2007 and as board chair from 2004 to 2006. He holds a Masters in Public Administration degree from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Edward J. (Ned) Hayes, Jr., a Director since February 2006, is Chief Financial Officer of Pillar Data Systems. Pillar's mission is to design and build the most cost-effective, highly available networked storage solutions in the market. These solutions for the first time seamlessly unite SAN and NAS, delivering multiple tiers of storage on a single platform.Mr. Hayes was most recently Executive Vice President and CFO of Quantum Corporation (NYSE:QTM), a global leader in data back-up, recovery and archive storage. He joined Quantum in July 2004, having most recently held the position of President and CEO of DirecTV Broadband, Inc., a nationwide Internet Service Provider delivering residential broadband and value-added services over DSL. 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, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), and Credit Suisse First Boston.Mr. Hayes received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University and conducted his graduate studies in Accounting and Finance at New York University's Stern Graduate School of Business. He serves on the boards of Super Micro Computer, Inc as an independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee; and New Wave Research, Inc. as an independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Gary R. Donahee, a Director since February 2005, most recently served as executive vice president and president of the Americas for Nortel Networks from 1999 to 2003. He served as senior vice president and president, Carrier Networks for Nortel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and in a similar capacity for the Caribbean and Latin America region. Mr. Donahee also served as senior vice president, corporate human resources for Nortel from 1989-93. In addition to Nortel Networks, he held senior executive positions in human resources at Northern Telecom and Bell-Northern Research Corporation. Mr. Donahee holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of New Brunswick. He presently serves on the boards of Voice Mobility International, Voice Age Networks and Epygi in addition to an advisory board capacity with Anyware Group and Axiowave Networks Inc.

John M. Egan, a Director since November 2003, is the recently-retired founder and chairman/CEO of ARRIS Group (Nasdaq:ARRS). ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design and engineering of broadband local access networks and a leading developer and supplier of optical transmission, cable telephony and Internet access for cable systems operators. In addition to his role as Chairman of ARRIS, Egan served on the Board of the National Cable Telecommunications Association for 20 years, the Walter Kaitz Foundation and is actively involved with other industry organizations. Mr. Egan currently serves on the advisory board of KB Partners, a Chicago-based venture capital firm and on several start-up boards in the technology area. Mr. Egan holds a BS in Economics from Boston College.