Madison River Communications

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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.

Paul H. Sunu is also a founding member of Madison River Telephone and has served as Managing Director-Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Madison River Telephone since 1996. Mr. Sunu is a certified public accountant and a member of the Illinois Bar with 24 years of experience in finance, tax, treasury, securities and law.

Kenneth W. Amburn serves as a Managing Director-Chief Operating Officer of Madison River Telephone. Mr. Amburn joined Madison River Telephone in 1998 and has served in various management capacities culminating with his appointment as Chief Operating Officer in 2000. He has over 40 years of telecommunications experience, including serving in executive operating capacities with Centel-Texas, Network Construction Services and Citizens Utilities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Esther H. Griffin has been Vice President of Consumer Markets since 2001. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Marketing for Coastal Communications, a subsidiary of Madison River.

Kirt Perkins is the Vice President of Network Operations and has been with Madison River since June of 1998. Mr. Perkins serves as a key architect of Madison River Communication's ATM and TCP/IP networks. In addition Mr. Perkins is responsible for MRC's Network Operations center which provides 24/7 monitoring support to all of MRC's Switching, Transport and ISP network platforms. Mr. Perkins has over 15 years of experience in the IT arena having provided consulting and data engineering services to a number of Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Glaxo, and Control Data.

Peter W. Chehayl has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since May 2004. Mr. Chehayl served as the Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Centennial Communications Corp. from January 1999 until August 2002. Prior to joining Centennial Communications Corp., Mr. Chehayl was the Vice President and Treasurer of 360 Communications Company (now a subsidiary of ALLTEL Corporation) since 1996. From 1991 to 1996, he served as Vice President-Capital Markets at Sprint Corporation.

Michael P. Cole has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since December 2003. Mr. Cole is also a director of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC focusing on investments in the media and communications industries. Mr. Cole joined Madison Dearborn Partners LLC in August 1997, and has served as a director since October 2003. Mr. Cole is currently a member of the board of directors of Omne Holdings, Ltd., MessageLabs Group Limited and the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center within the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

Joseph P. DiSabato has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since 1997. Mr. DiSabato is a Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Principal Investment Area of its Merchant Banking Division, where he has been employed since 1994. Mr. DiSabato serves as a director of several privately held companies on behalf of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Richard A. May has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since February 2004. Until April 2004, Mr. May was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes REIT, a position he held since he co-founded the real estate investment trust in 1992.

Sanjeev K. Mehra has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since 1996. Mr. Mehra joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1986, and has served since 1996 as a Managing Director in the Principal Investment Area of its Merchant Banking Division and serves on the Principal Investment Area Investment Committee. Mr. Mehra is a director of Burger King Corporation, Hexcel Corporation, Nalco Holding Company and various privately held companies and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Trout Unlimited.

Edward W. Mullinix, Jr. has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since May 2004. Mr. Mullinix has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Haskell Company since November 2000. From 1999 to November 2000, Mr. Mullinix served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Paging Network, Inc. He currently serves as a director for Episcopal Childrens' Services and as a member of the United Way of Northeast Florida's finance committee.

Mark A. Pelson has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since 1999. Mr. Pelson is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners, where he has been employed since 1996. Mr. Pelson is currently also a director of Consolidated Communications, Inc. and several privately held companies. Mr. Pelson has informed us that he intends to resign his positions with Madison River Communications and Madison River Telephone upon consummation of this offering.

James N. Perry, Jr. has been a director of Madison River Communications since December 2004 and a member of the Board of Managers of Madison River Telephone since 1996. Mr. Perry is currently a Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, which he co-founded in 1993. From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Perry was at First Chicago Venture Capital, the predecessor firm to Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, where he most recently served as Senior Investment Manager. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Band-X Limited, Cbeyond Communications, LLC and Looking Glass Networks, LLC.