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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$193.1M
  • Private
  • US
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Provider of Telecommunications Services

Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Madison River Telephone
J. Stephen Vanderwoude
Number of Employees 601
Contact Information

103 S 5th St

Mebane, North Carolina 27302

www.madisonrive...

(919) 563-1500

NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bruce J. Becker Managing Director & CTO
Ken Amburn Managing Director & COO
Paul H. Sunu Managing Director & Cfo
John R. Whitener Vice President and Treasurer of Madison River Telephone
John T. Hogshire Controller & Vice President
Karen D Turner Vice President, Administration of Madison River Telephone
Matt L. Springer Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Madison River Telephone
Michael T. Skrivan Managing Director, Revenues for Madison River Telephone

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
J. Stephen Vanderwoude Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Madison River Telephone

J. Stephen Vanderwoude serves as Managing Director-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Madison River Telephone, a position he has served since he founded Madison River Telephone in 1996. He has over 36 years of telecommunications experience, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Centel Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Local Telecommunications division of Sprint Corporation. He is currently a director of Centennial Communications Corp., First Midwest Bancorp and the United States Telecom Association.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Capital, LLC Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Madison River Telephone Current
Centennial Communications Corp. Chairman of The Board Current
Centennial Communications Corp. Director Current
United States Telecom Association Director Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Madison River Communications Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Sprint Corporation President Former
Centel Corporation President Former
Centel Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Managing Director Former
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Founder Former
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Chairman Former
Madison River Communications Corp. Chairman Former
Centel Corporation Director Former
Madison River Capital, LLC Board of Directors Former

Bruce J. Becker serves as Managing Director-Chief Technology Officer of Madison River Telephone. Mr. Becker has served as a Managing Director of Madison River Telephone since joining the Company in October 1998. He has over 41 years of telecommunications experience, including serving in executive operating capacities with ICG Telecommunications and Centel Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Chief Technology Officer Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Managing Director & CTO Current
Centel Corporation Current
Madison River Communications Corp. Managing Director & Cto Former
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Managing Director Former

Ken Amburn serves as Managing Director as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of Madison River Communications. He has over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. At Citizen's Utilities, Ken served as Vice President, East Region Telecommunications, where he was responsible for establishing the operations and completing the transition of 1,400 employees in connection with a 500,000 access line purchase from GTE. Ken managed operations involving over 280,000 access lines as well as customer service, network maintenance, construction, and overall business operations as Vice President of Operations for Centel in Texas. In addition, he established entrepreneurial operations with Network Construction Services, Inc. as Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Communications Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Chief Operating Officer Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Managing Director & COO Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Managing Director Current
Madison River Communications Corp. Managing Director Former

Organization Position Status
Hargray Communications Group Chief Financial Officer Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Managing Director & Cfo Current
Centennial Communications Corp. Board of Directors Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Board of Directors Current
Madison River Communications Corp. Cfo & Secretary Former
Arthur Young, Inc. Managing Director Former
Madison River Communications Corp. Managing Director Former
Madison River Communications Corp. Board of Directors Former
University of Illinois Bachelor's Degree In Public Administration Former
University of Illinois Degree Former

John R. Whitener has been Vice President and Treasurer of Madison River Telephone since September 2001. He served as Vice President of Financial Reporting of Madison River Telephone from April 2000 to September 2001. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Whitener was a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Capital, LLC Vice President and Treasurer of Madison River Telephone Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Vice President and Treasurer Current

John T. Hogshire has been Vice President and Controller of Madison River Telephone since 1999. He has been employed by Madison River Telephone since 1998.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Vice President and Controller Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Controller & Vice President Current

Karen D. Turner has been Vice President-Administration of Madison River Telephone since September 2004. From September 2001 to August 2004, Ms. Turner served in various financial services management positions for Progress Energy, Inc., an electric utility company. From May 1998 to September 2001, Ms. Turner was employed at Madison River Telephone, serving as an accounting manager from May 1998 to June 2000 and as Treasurer from June 2000 to September 2001.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Vice President, Administration Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Vice President, Administration of Madison River Telephone Current
Madison River Communications Corp. Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Accounting Manager Former
Progress Energy, Inc. Former

Matt L. Springer has been Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Madison River Telephone since January 2000. From October 1994 to December 1999, he was Assistant General Counsel to RTFC.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Capital, LLC Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Madison River Telephone Current
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Current

Michael T. Skrivan has served in various management capacities since joining Madison River Telephone in May 1999 culminating with his appointment as Managing Director-Revenues for Madison River Telephone in 2000. Prior to joining Madison River Telephone, Mr. Skrivan was a founding member in the consulting firm of Harris, Skrivan & Associates, LLC, which provides regulatory and financial services to local exchange carriers from October 1995 to May 1999. Mr. Skrivan is a member of the Telecom Policy Committee of the United States Telecom Association.

Organization Position Status
Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Managing Director Current
Madison River Capital, LLC Managing Director, Revenues for Madison River Telephone Current
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