Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Scott Ford |
President & CEO |
| Jeffrey Fox |
Group President, Operations |
| Kevin L. Beebe |
Group President, Operations |
| Sharilyn Gasaway |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| C. J. Duvall |
Executive Vice President, HR |
| Frank O'Mara |
Executive Vice President, Marketing |
| Richard N. Massey |
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & General Counsel |
| John Ebner |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer |
| Keith Kostuch |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Laura Cook |
Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications |
| Wade McGill |
Senior Vice President, Product Management |
| Andrew Moreau |
Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Donna Andrews |
Director |
| Erin Taylor |
Dir, Direct Marketing |
| John Chier |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Kathy Petree |
Service Center Director |
| Regina Woziwodzki |
Director, Marketing |
| Scott Morris |
Director, Investor Relations |
| William H. Crown |
Lead Director |
| David Avery |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| Erin Ascione |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| James Vargo |
Manager, Customer Care |
| Jayne Noble |
Manager |
| Larry D. White |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| Mike Urquhart |
Manager |
| Sue P. Mosley |
Controller |
| Art Bowren |
|
| Bill Masurat |
|
| Carl H. Tiedemann |
|
| Gerald B. Alt |
|
| John Halpin |
|
| John Reilly |
|
| Scott Settelmyer |
Treasurer |
| Shyam Pillai |
|
| Gregory W. Penske |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| ALLTEL Services, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Group President, Operations |
Current |
| Alltel Service |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Axcess, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Simple Freedom |
|
Current |
| TOUCH2TALK |
|
Current |
| Alltel Service |
Group President |
Former |
| Duke University |
degree in economics |
Former |
Kevin L. Beebe (47) has been a director since January 2004. He has been Group President of Operations at ALLTEL Corporation, a telecommunications services company, since 1998. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Beebe served as Executive Vice President of Operations for 360"Corporation, a wireless communication company. He has held a variety of executive and senior management positions at several divisions of Sprint, including Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Marketing and Administration for Sprint Cellular, Director of Marketing for Sprint North Central Division, Director of Engineering and Operations Staff and Director of Product Management and Business Development for Sprint Southeast Division, as well as Staff Director of Product Services at Sprint Corporation. Mr. Beebe began his career at AT&T/Southwestern Bell as a Manager.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Group President, Operations |
Current |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Telution, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sprint Corporation |
Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Sprint Corporation |
Director of Product Management |
Former |
| Southwestern Bell |
|
Former |
| Bowling Green State University |
Master's Degree In Economics |
Former |
| Kutztown University |
Bachelor's Degree In Economics |
Former |
| Kutztown University |
degree in economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
audit manager |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Executive Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Missouri Baptist College |
degree in behavioral science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
Richard N. Massey is executive vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel for Alltel. Prior to joining Alltel, Massey was a managing director at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. As head of the information and communications practice for Stephens, Massey has led several large and complex transactions in the software, information technology and telecommunications industries. In 2005, he has played a key role in Alltel's transactions with Western Wireless Corp., Midwest Wireless and the spin-off of Alltel's wireline business and its merger with VALOR. From 1998-2000, Massey was a partner with Kutak Rock, where he led the national mergers and acquisition practice for the firm. Under Massey, the Kutak team completed several billion dollars in mergers and capital markets transactions. He graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & General Counsel |
Current |
| Axcess, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Simple Freedom |
|
Current |
| TOUCH2TALK |
|
Current |
| Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Alltel Service |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Kutak Rock Llp |
partner |
Former |
| Western Wireless Corporation |
|
Former |
| Valor LLC |
|
Former |
| Midwest Wireless Communications LLC |
|
Former |
| University of Arkansas |
|
Former |
John Ebner is Alltel's senior vice president of investor relations and treasurer and is responsible for the investor relations, capital markets, cash management, pension and risk management activities at Alltel. Ebner joined Alltel in 1996 as assistant to the president of the former Alltel Information Services. He later served as vice president of pricing and product management for Alltel and as assistant to the president of Alltel, where for several years he was primarily focused on merger and acquisition activities. Ebner also has served as vice president of finance for Alltel's wireless operations, regional vice president of finance and as vice president of industry relations based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Alltel, Ebner worked in investment banking with JPMorgan and Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. He has a degree in business and accounting from Washington and Lee University and a graduate degree in business administration from the University of Virginia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Assistant To the President |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
Graduate Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. |
vice president |
Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard University |
graduate degree in business administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Product Management |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Vice President, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Dir, Direct Marketing |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Dir, Direct Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Service Center Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director, Investor Relations |
Current |
President and Chief Executive Officer of CC Industries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (a diversified investment company); Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, Chicago, Illinois (a diversified investment company); Vice President of Dane Acquisition Corp. and General Partner of Great Dane Limited Partnership, Chicago, Illinois (semi-truck trailers and accessories manufacturer). Director of Alltel since 2004. Member of Audit and Governance Committees. Age 42.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CC Industries, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Crown Limited |
General Partner |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Lead Director |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Eltek Asa |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager, Customer Care |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Alltel Service |
Controller |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Controller |
Current |
| Axcess, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Simple Freedom |
|
Current |
| TOUCH2TALK |
|
Current |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP |
Senior Audit Manager |
Former |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
senior audit manager |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Principal |
Former |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
law degree |
Former |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Todays Office Inc. |
Senior Accounting Executive |
Current |
| Entergy Corporation |
|
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| Metropolitan Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Brickwalk |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| British Telecom |
|
Current |
| McDonnell Douglas Corporation |
|
Current |
Elected to the Board in December 2002, Mr. Tiedemann is an investment executive with more than three decades of business experience. He is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG), a privately held investment partnership with assets in excess of $2 billion. Prior to founding TIG in 1980, he was one of the initial founders of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) and served as President and Chairman of DLJ Securities, subsequently served as President of DLJ Inc., and remained as a Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette until 1985. Mr. Tiedemann has served on a number of Boards, including the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange; Lexington Management Corporation, a mutual fund management company; Piedmont Management Company, a publicly traded reinsurance company; Kleinwort Benson Mutual Funds, a London-based asset management firm; Curtice Burns, a large food processing company; National Medical Care, a U.S. kidney dialysis company; Alltel, a communications company with more than 12 million customers; and Nikko Securities International, a Japanese investment banking firm. Mr. Tiedemann is currently on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Medical School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC |
|
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| Investor Select Advisors Limited |
Board Member |
Current |
| Harvard Medical School |
Advisory Board |
Current |
| Access Worldwide Communications Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tiedemann Trust Company |
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer |
Former |
| Dillon Read |
|
Former |
| Trinity College |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
Gerald B. Alt is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of LOGS Network. He manages the national operations division of LOGS, which includes its legal, human resources, and IT departments, in addition to his vital role in client relations and technical marketing. Mr. Alt has been with LOGS since 1988. A licensed attorney, he has significant experience in handling complex real estate and title matters, having handled or supervised more than 15,000 residential foreclosures while practicing in the state of Michigan before assuming his current position. He has a broad bankruptcy background, as well, having represented lenders, bankruptcy trustees, creditor committees, and other creditors in Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases. His practice included residential and commercial evictions; land contracts; eminent domain; boundary dispute; title and survey cases affecting residential and commercial real estate; and commercial litigation with state, U.S. District Court and U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals appellate work. From March 1993 until mid-1996, Mr. Alt served as Director of Legal Services for the HUD Section 312 servicing vendor, CDSI. He worked closely with members of HUD's Washington staff, and he coordinated field counsel from that servicer's offices in Rosslyn, Virginia. His experience in that position included dealing with congressional inquiries. Mr. Alt is also experienced in and helps develop various proprietary technical and software systems that have been released by LOGS. He is an acknowledged expert on default management and asset recovery risks, and he has spoken at conferences and participated on panels for the Mortgage Bankers Association, Fiserv, Alltel Mortgage PhD, and industry roundtables. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and a law degree from Wayne State Law School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fiserv, Inc. |
|
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| Cdsi |
Vendor |
Former |
| Cdsi |
Director |
Former |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Debtnext Solutions, LLC |
Chief Operations Officer |
Current |
| University of Michigan |
Mba |
Former |
With over 39 years in the Telecommunications Construction industry, there is not much John Reilly has not had hands-on experience. In 1965, he began in the industry installing copper cable as a lineman, then as cable splicer. His experience has lead him to leadership positions on crews and eventually over all outside plant construction activities. For the past 26 years, he has worked as an Estimator and Construction Manager. John's Customer experience includes Ameritech (SBC), Verizon, GTE, Sprint, MCI, Alltel, Level 3, Williams Communications as well as various RUS projects.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cts Telecommunications |
Senior Estimator |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| Sb&C, Ltd. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Treasurer |
Current |
As one of the original founders and CTO of Connectiva Systems, Shyam Pillai provides product and technology vision to the company and is responsible for all future development of Connectiva's patent pending product suite. In more than 11 years of experience in the IT and Communications industry, Mr. Pillai has led product development, management and deployment efforts in several large telecom software companies and worked with premier service providers such as GTE, ALLTEL, Sprint, BellSouth Omnipoint, etc. Mr. Pillai has authored numerous articles and is a frequent speaker on current and emerging telecom trends.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Current |
| GTE |
|
Current |
| Connectiva Systems, Inc. |
Founder & CTO |
Former |
| Sprint Corporation |
Executive |
Former |
Joe T. Ford is Chairman of the Board of ALLTEL Corporation, a telecommunications company. He was named President of ALLTEL upon its formation in 1983 from a merger between Allied Telephone Company and Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation, became Chief Executive Officer in 1987, assumed the title of Chairman in 1991 and retired as the Chief Executive Officer in July 2002. Ford is a director of En Pro Industries, Inc. and the Stephens Group, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Textron Systems Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Textron Systems Corporation |
Chairman of the Board of Alltel Corporation |
Current |
| SF Holding Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Textron Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EnPro Industries, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Augusta National Golf Club |
Member |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Textron Inc. |
Director of The Dial Corporation |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Teamwork Online LLC |
Director |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Penske Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Gothamist LLC |
Director |
Current |
| International Speedway Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Windstream Communications |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Windstream Communications |
President |
Current |
| Windstream Corporation |
Director, President & CEO |
Current |
| Windstream Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Pulaski Academy |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RF Micro Devices, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| William and Mary |
MBA |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Degree In Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Belk has been our President and Chief Merchandising Officer since May 2004 and is an officer and Director of various Belk subsidiaries. He served as President, Merchandising, Marketing and Merchandise Planning from May 1998 until May 2004. He served as an officer and Director of most of the separate predecessor Belk Companies (the Belk Companies ) until May 1998 and has been employed in the Belk retail organization in various positions since June 1979. Mr. Belk is currently a Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and a past Director of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Charlotte Latin School and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Crossnore School and the Board of the Institute for the Arts/Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a past Chairman of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Belk is the brother of Thomas M. Belk, Jr. and John R. Belk.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Belk, Inc. |
President & COO |
Current |
| Crossnore School Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Belk, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Belk, Inc. |
Officer |
Former |
| Charlotte Chamber of Commerce |
Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Philippine American Foundation |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cousins Properties Incorporated |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rock-Tenn Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SunTrust Bank |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Gellerstedt Group LLC. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Integral Group LLC |
President & Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Cousins Properties Incorporated |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Cousins Properties Incorporated |
President, Office, Multi, Family Division & Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Children's Healthcare |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rayonier Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Augusta National Golf Club |
Member |
Current |
| Rayonier Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Stephens Inc |
CEO |
Current |
| Kohler-Stephens, Ltd |
Sole Limited Partner of Ksl |
Current |
| Comprehensive Software Systems |
|
Current |
| American Capital Access Holdings Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ACA Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dillard's Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SF Holding Corp. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Former |
| Stephens Inc |
President |
Former |
| NYSE Group, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Wake Forest University |
Master's degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Capital Group |
Principal |
Current |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The George Washington University |
MA |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
B.S. in Foreign Service |
Former |
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