Timothy A. Samples has served as a director since March 2007. Since January of 2003 he has been the principal of Sapience LLC in Scottsdale Ariz. where he does consulting work and serves as a non-executive director for three telecommunications and technology companies. Mr. Samples has more than 20 years experience in the communications industry including time as CEO president and chairman of the board of management for Completel N.V. a Dutch-registered competitive local exchange carrier in London and Paris from February 2001 to June 2002. From February 2000 to February 2001 he was CEO and president of Firstmark Communications a Pan-European broadband company with operations in seven Western European countries; and from September 1997 to February 2000 he was CEO of One2One a GSM service operator created through a joint venture between MediaOne Group and cable and wireless providers. From July 1995 to May 1996 Mr. Samples served as vice president and general manager for US West Cellular/AirTouch in Phoenix Ariz. He also held earlier management sales and marketing positions with US West/MediaOne Group. |