Mr. Hopkey is our Vice President-Corporate Development. Mr. Hopkey is responsible for our competitive local exchange carrier operations and for growth initiatives including strategic acquisitions and divestitures. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 1999, Mr. Hopkey held several positions with MidAmerican Energy Company. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hopkey was Manager Corporate Development for MidAmerican, with responsibilities for completing purchase and sale transactions for various non-regulated entities and for evaluating business combinations for MidAmerican. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Hopkey was responsible for running several nonregulated entities of MidAmerican. From 1990 through 1996, Mr. Hopkey held various corporate finance positions with MidAmerican and its predecessor companies. Mr. Hopkey has a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa. |