Mikal J. Thomsen has been a Director since April 2007. Mr. Thomsen is a partner and co-founder of Trilogy Equity Partners, a Seattle-based investment firm founded in 2005. From May 1999 to July of 2005, when it was sold to Alltel Corporation, Mr. Thomsen served as President of Western Wireless Corporation, where he also served as a director from October 2000 to the closing of its acquisition. Mr. Thomsen served as Chief Operating Officer of Western Wireless and one of its predecessors from 1991 to May 2002, and in this capacity was responsible for all domestic cellular operations since August 1998. He was also a Managing Director of one of Western Wireless’s predecessors from 1991 until Western Wireless was formed in 1994. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Thomsen held various positions at McCaw Cellular Communications, serving as General Manager of its International Division from 1990 to 1991 and as General Manager of its West Florida Region from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Thomsen is also a director of Winebid.com, SnapIn Software, and Sparkplug Corporation. Mr. Thomsen also serves as a member of the Washington State University Foundation Board of Governors and as a director of the Tacoma Museum of Glass.
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