Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Ronald A. Duncan |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Alfred J. Walker |
Vice President & Cao |
| Daniel J. Pike |
CTO, Cable & Entertainment |
| John M. Lowber |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Lynda L Tarbath |
Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President |
| Paul Landes |
CMO, Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Dana L. Tindall |
Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory & Governmental Affairs |
| Gregory F Chapados |
Senior Vice Presidentfederal Affairs and Business Development |
| Richard Dowling |
Senior Vice President, Corp Dev |
| William C. Behnke |
Senior Vice President |
| Bruce Broquet |
Vice President, Finance |
| Gina Borland |
Vice President, Product Managementvoice and Messaging |
| Greg Pearce |
Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Services |
| Martin E Cary |
Vice Presidentgeneral Manager, Managed Broadband Services |
| Natalie W. Blaylock |
Vice President General Manager, Network Access Services |
| Terry Nidiffer |
Vice President, Product Managementdata and Entertainment |
| Richard Westlund |
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Access Services |
| Wilson Hughes |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
| Robert B Flint |
General Counsel |
Board of Directors
Ronald Duncan is one of the founders of GCI and has been president and CEO since 1989. He previously served GCI as executive vice president. Duncan serves on the Board of Directors of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. He is past chairman of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation and the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation. Prior to starting GCI, Duncan founded and was president of an Alaska-based cable television company and was a partner at a management and economic consulting firm. He also has served as an assistant project director at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research. Duncan received a Bachelor's degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| General Communication, Inc. |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| General Communication, Inc. |
President, CEO and Co-Founder |
Current |
| GCI Cable, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Principal Executive Officer |
Current |
| National Business Aviation Association, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Global Chem International Inc. |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Technology Foundation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Anchorage Economic Development Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Master's of Business Administration |
Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University |
Bachelor's Degree In Economics |
Former |
John Lowber has been the senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company since December, 1989. Prior to that, Lowber was vice president, administration for the company from 1985 to December 1989. He has been chief financial officer for the company since January 1987 and secretary/treasurer of the company since July, 1988. Prior to joining the company, Lowber was a senior manager at KPMG Peat Marwick.
Dana Tindall has been senior vice president of regulatory affairs for GCI since mid-1993 and was previously GCI's vice president of regulatory affairs, director of regulatory affairs, manager of regulatory affairs and economist. Tindall is responsible for the development and direction of the company's corporate regulatory and political policies. Tindall has served as an adjunct professor of regulatory economics at Alaska Pacific University. She is a past board member of both the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation and the Alaska Council on Economic Education. Previous to GCI, Tindall held the position of rate economist at Pacific Gas & Electric Company and research assistant at the University of Michigan Investment Office. Tindall received her bachelor's degree in economics and masters degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory & Governmental Affairs |
Current |
| Global Chem International Inc. |
senior vice president |
Former |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs |
Former |
| Alaska Pacific University |
Adjunct Professor of Regulatory Economics |
Former |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
rate economist |
Former |
| Anchorage Economic Development Corporation |
Board Member |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Masters Degree In Public Policy |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Bachelor's Degree In Economics |
Former |
Gregory F. Chapados. Mr. Chapados has served as our Senior Vice President Federal Affairs & Business Development since June 2006. Prior to that Mr. Chapados was the Managing Director of Integrated Strategies Initiatives LLC from August 2004 to May 2006. Integrated Strategies was at the time a boutique investment bank serving middle-market companies in defense and other areas of federal contracting. Prior to that Mr. Chapados was the Managing Director of the investment bank, Hoak Breedlove Wesneski & Co. from February 1995 to July 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Senior Vice Presidentfederal Affairs and Business Development |
Current |
| Crown Media Limited |
Senior Vice President, New Business Development |
Former |
| Information.Com |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Richard Dowling has served as GCI's senior vice president of corporate development since early 1991. Previously, Dowling served as vice president of engineering and operations, in charge of GCI's general technical and operational management, with responsibilities for system development, quality of service, system integrity and the development of new cost saving strategies. Before joining GCI in 1981, Dowling was the principal advisor on Telecommunications Policy to the Governor of Alaska. Prior to that, he was the deputy director and chief engineer of the Alaska Office of Telecommunications.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Corp Dev |
Current |
| Global Chem International Inc. |
senior vice president of corporate |
Former |
William "Bill" Behnke served as president of GCI Network Systems since it was acquired by GCI in 1989. In October 1993, the sales and marketing departments of GCI and GCI Network Systems were consolidated and Behnke was named senior vice president of the new sales and marketing department. Prior to that, Behnke was a senior vice president and manager of marketing and sales for Transalaska Data Systems, before it was acquired by GCI and renamed GCI Network Systems. Behnke received his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Wisconsin.
Gina R. Borland. Ms. Borland has served as our Vice President, Product Management Voice and Messaging since September 2005. Prior to that, she had served as our Vice President-General Manager, Local Services beginning in January 2001. Prior to that, she was a member of our Corporate Development Department serving in various capacities generally involving business development from September 1996 through December 2000.
Greg has been with GCI since November of 1990 and has served as the Vice President and General Manager of Commercial Services since September of 2005. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Long Distance Products for seven years and spent his initial seven years with GCI as the Director of Program Management.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Commercial Services Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Anchorage Economic Development Corporation |
Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Services, Gci |
Current |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Services |
Current |
| Commercial Services Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Anchorage Economic Development Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Terry J. Nidiffer. Mr. Nidiffer has served as our Vice President, Product Management Data and Entertainment since September 2005. Prior to that, he served as our Vice President General Manager, Internet Services beginning in February 2000.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Network Access Services, Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Access Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| General Communication, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Global Chem International Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| University of Alaska |
master's in science and engineering management |
Former |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology |
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
Stephen M. Brett. Mr. Brett has served as Chairman of our board since June 2005 and as a director on our board since January 2001. He has been of counsel to Sherman and Howard, a law firm, since January 2001. He served as Senior Executive Vice President for AT&T Broadband from March 1999 to April 2000. His present term as a director on our board expires in 2009.
Jerry A. Edgerton. Mr. Edgerton has served as a director on our board since June 2004. From April 2007 to the present, Mr. Edgerton has served as an advisor on matters affecting the telecommunications industry as well as the U.S. government. Prior to that from January 2006 to April 2007, he served as Group President of Verizon Federal. Prior to that, he had since November 1996 served as Senior Vice President Government Markets for MCI Communications Corporation, an affiliate of MCI (later acquired by Verizon). His present term as a director on our board expires in 2008.
Scott M. Fisher. Nominee. Mr. Fisher was appointed to our board in December 2005 to fill a vacancy caused by the retirement of his father (Donne F. Fisher) as former Chairman and a board member. He has since 1998 been a partner of Fisher Capital Partners, Ltd., a private equity and real estate investment company located in Denver, Colorado. Prior to that from June 1990 to April 1998, he was Vice President at The Bank of New York and BNY Capital Resources Corporation, an affiliate of The Bank of New York, where he worked in the corporate lending and commercial leasing departments. In 2006 Mr. Fisher temporarily served on our Audit Committee while Mr. Mooney recuperated from major surgery. His present term as director on our board expires in 2007.
Stephen R. Mooney . Mr. Mooney has served as a director on our board since January 1999. Since February 2008, Mr. Mooney has served as Vice President, Business Development for Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a global IT and business process outsourcing company. From October 2007 to January 2008, he served as a consultant with Allied Capital Corp., a business development company specializing in private finance and investments. From January 2006 to September 2007, he served as Executive Director, Business Development of VerizonBusiness, a unit of Verizon Communication, Inc. Prior to that, he had served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasury Services at MCI beginning in 2002. From 1999 to 2002, he was Vice President of WorldCom Ventures Fund, Inc. His present term as a director on our board expires in 2009.
William P. Glasgow. Nominee. Mr. Glasgow has served as a director on our board since 1996. From 2005 to the present, Mr. Glasgow has been Chief Executive Officer of AmericanWay Education. From 1999 to December 2004, he was President/CEO of Security Broadband Corp. From 2000 to the present Mr. Glasgow has been President of Diamond Ventures, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company and sole general partner of Prime II Management, L.P., and Prime II Investments, L.P., both of which are Delaware limited partnerships. Since 1996, he has been President of Prime II Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which was formerly the sole general partner of Prime II Management, L.P. His present term as a director on our board expires in 2007.
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