Michael S. McQuary has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of
MindSpring since April 1995, a Director of the Company since December 1995, and was the
Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from September 1995 until becoming
the President. A long time friend of Charles Brewer, Mike originally joined MindSpring in July 1995
as Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining the Company, Mike served in a
variety of management positions with Mobil Chemical Co., a petrochemical division of Mobil
Corporation, from August 1984 to June 1995, including Regional Sales Manager from April 1991 to
February 1994 and Manager of Operations (Reengineering) from February 1994 to June 1995. From
September 1981 to July 1984, he was a Territory Manager for Lily Tulip, Inc., a food service
packaging company. Mike received a BA in Psychology from the University of Virginia and a
Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Michael G. Misikoff has served as Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a Director of the Company since January
1995. From January 1992 to December 1994, Mr. Misikoff was the Acting Chief
Financial Officer and a Director of InterCall Corporation, a subsidiary
of ITC Holding that provides conference call services. From March 1991
to January 1992, Mr. Misikoff worked as an independent financial consultant.
Mr. Misikoff served as Chief Financial Officer of Async Corporation
("Async"),
a provider of voice messaging services, from its startup in February 1985
until March 1991. From March 1979 to February 1985, Mr. Misikoff served
as the Chief Financial Officer for TransDesigns, Inc., a multi-level marketing
company. Mr. Misikoff was a Certified Public Accountant with the firm of
Arthur Young & Co. from July 1975 until March 1979. He received a BBA
in Accounting from Georgia State University.
James T. Markle joined the Company as Vice President of Network
Operations in April 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Markle served
as the Director of Technical Support for Concert Communications, Co., a
telecommunications company, from April 1994 until April 1995. From August
1990 to April 1994, Mr. Markle served as Senior Manager of Network Operations
for MCI Communications, a telecommunications company. Mr. Markle served
in various operation positions at SouthernNet/Telecom*USA, including Director
of Operations for a multi-state region, from July 1985 until July 1990.
Mr. Markle attended Maryville College.
Susan F. Nicholson has served as the Company's Vice President
of Marketing from July 1995 to the present and served as Director of Marketing
of the Company from September 1994 until July 1995. Prior to joining the
Company, Ms. Nicholson worked for AudioFax from March 1990 to September
1994, first as a technical writer, then as Director of Marketing Communications
and then as Director of Product Management. In addition, Ms. Nicholson
worked as an independent technical writer from August 1987 to March 1990
and founded and sold Babes in Highland, a retail store in Atlanta, Georgia
between June 1986 and May 1987. She served as a Technical Sales representative
for Hewlett Packard, a computer manufacturing company, from December 1982
to June 1986. Ms. Nicholson received a BS in Electrical Engineering from
Georgia Institute of Technology.
J. Fredrick Nixon joined the Company as Vice President of Engineering
in August 1995. From August 1994 to July 1995, Mr. Nixon served as a consultant
for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Federal Express, Inc. He served
from September 1990 to August 1994 as an Assistant Professor of Computer
Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. From September 1989
to September 1990, Mr. Nixon served as a senior member of the Technical
Staff of General Electric Advanced Technology Labs, an operating systems
research company. He was a Senior Scientist at General Electric Research
Corporation, a database systems development company, from March 1987 to
September 1989. Mr. Nixon also served as the Principal Engineer for Token
Link Corporation, a computer design and manufacturing company, from September
1986 to March 1987. From December 1978 to September 1982, Mr. Nixon served
as a Programmer/Analyst for General Electric Information Services Company,
a general research company. Mr. Nixon received a BA in Physics and Math
and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University.
Robert D. Sanders has been the Company's Vice President of Network
Engineering since December 1995 and Chief Technical Officer since January
1995. Mr. Sanders served as the Company's Senior Engineer from June 1994
to January 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sanders worked as the
Software Engineer and System Administrator of Harry's Farmers Market, Inc.
from March 1994 to May 1994. He served as Co-op Engineer in the Line Card
Development Group of Bell Northern Research, Inc., a research subsidiary
of Northern Telecom, Inc., from March 1992 to December 1993. Mr. Sanders
attended the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Thomas R. Stranberg joined the Company in May 1996, as acting Vice
President of Business Services, and was appointed Vice President of Business
Services in September of 1996. From September 1985 to May 1996, Mr. Stranberg
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Medical
Systems Development Corporation, a software development company. Mr. Stranberg
worked for the City of Asheville, North Carolina as a Senior System Analyst
from July 1974 to December 1976 and as Data Processing Director from December
1976 to September 1985. From October 1972 to July 1974 Mr. Stranberg worked
for American Enka Company, a textile manufacturer, as a Senior Programmer and
Acting Programming Manager. Mr. Stranberg received a BS in Business Administration
from Western Illinois University in 1966 and a MBA from Western Carolina University in 1976.
Gregory J. Stromberg joined the Company as Vice President of Technical
Support in October 1995. From June 1993 to September 1994, he
served as a Regional Manager for Digital Financial Services, a computer
leasing company, after which he traveled. Mr. Stromberg worked for Digital
Equipment Corporation, a computer manufacturer, and served as a Senior
Sales representative from June 1983 to May 1987, Program Manager from May
1987 to May 1990, and District Operations Manager from May 1990 to June
1993. In addition, Mr. Stromberg served as a Large Account Sales representative
and Product Manager for Burroughs Corp., a computer hardware company, from
June 1978 to June 1983. Mr. Stromberg received a BS in Business Management
and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Utah.
Alan J. Taetle joined the Company as its Vice President of Business
Development in March 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Taetle served
as the Director of Operations and Product Management at CogniTech Corporation,
makers of a retail series of Contact Management software products, from
November 1992 to March 1995. Mr. Taetle was the Director of MIS of a subsidiary
of Itochu International ("Itochu"), a Japanese trading company,
from September 1989 until November 1991, and served as the Assistant to
the Executive Vice President of Itochu from November 1991 to November 1992.
>From July 1985 to August 1987, Mr. Taetle served as Systems Engineer with
Electronic Data Systems, a systems integration consulting company. Mr.
Taetle received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and a
Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Lance Weatherby has been the Company's Vice President of Business
Development since September 1996 and was the Company's acting Vice President of
Business Development commencing in August 1996. Mr. Weatherby joined the Company
as Market Development Manager in September 1995. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Weatherby held a variety of sales, sales management and marketing positions
with Mobil Chemical Co., a petrochemical company, from october 1990 to September
1995, including District Sales Manager from December 1992 to September 1995. From
April 1990 to October 1990, Mr. Weatherby served as an Account Executive with United
Parcel Service, Inc., a shipping company. From December 1983 to August 1987 Mr.
Weatherby served as a Sales Representative for Lantech, Inc., a packaging equipment
manufacturer. Mr. Weatherby received a BBA in Marketing from Eastern Kentucky University
and a MBA from Indiana University.
O. Gene Gabbard has been a Director of the Company since December
1995. He has worked independently as an entrepreneur and consultant since
February 1993. Mr. Gabbard currently serves as a director of ITC Holding
and several of its subsidiaries, InterCel, Inc. ("InterCel")
(a wireless telecommunications company), Masada Security, Inc. (a security
monitoring services company), and two telecommunications technology companies,
Dynatech Corporation and Telogy Network, Inc. From August 1990 through
January 1993, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of MCI Communications Corporation ("MCI"). He served
in various senior executive capacities, including Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Telecom*USA, Inc. ("Telecom")
from December 1988 until Telcom's merger with MCI in August 1990. From
July 1984 to December 1988, he was Chairman and/or President of SouthernNet,
Inc. ("SouthernNet"), a long distance telecommunications company
which was the predecessor to Telecom.
Campbell B. Lanier, III has served as a Director of the Company
since November 1994. Mr. Lanier serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of ITC Holding and has served as a director of ITC Holding
since its inception in 1985 through a predecessor company. In addition,
Mr. Lanier is an officer and director of several ITC Holding subsidiaries.
He is a director of National Vision Associates, Ltd. (a full service optical
retailer), K&G Men's Centers (a discount retailer of men's clothing)
Vice Chairman of the Board of AvData Systems, Inc. ("AvData")
(a company providing data communications networks) and Chairman of the
Board of InterCel. He served as Chairman of the Board of AvData from 1988
to 1990. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Lanier served as Chairman of the Board
of Async. Mr. Lanier also served as Vice President -- Industry Relations
of Telecom from 1984 to 1988 and as Senior Vice President -- Industry Relations
from January 1989 until Telecom's merger with MCI in August 1990. From
1984 to 1985, he served as Chief Executive Officer of SouthernNet, and
from 1985 to 1986 he was Vice Chairman of the Board of SouthernNet.
William H. Scott, III has been a Director of the Company since
November 1994. Mr. Scott has served as President of ITC Holding since December
1991 and has been a director of ITC Holding since May 1989. Since its inception
in 1990 until January 1996, Mr. Scott was a director of InterCel and currently
serves as Secretary of InterCel and a director of InterCel Licenses, Inc.
Mr. Scott is also currently a director of AvData. From 1985 to 1989, Mr.
Scott was an officer and director of Async. Between 1984 and 1988, Mr.
Scott held several offices with SouthernNet, including Chief Operating
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President -- Administration.
He was a director of that company from 1984 to 1987.
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