Board of Managers

Mr. Sunu was the former Chief Executive Officer of FairPoint Communications until its merger with Consolidated Communications in 2017. Prior to FairPoint, Sunu was the Chief Financial Officer of Hargray Communications, Hawaiian Telcom Communications and Madison River Communications. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Electric Lightwave and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Madison River Communications, Hawaiian Telcom Communications and Centennial Communications. Mr. Sunu serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Chairman of the Board

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Thomas has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Windstream since his appointment in December 2014. Thomas served as the Chief Financial Officer for Windstream from August 2009 through September 2014. Thomas joined Windstream as controller following the spinoff from Alltel Corp. He held a variety of financial and operational leadership roles at Alltel after joining the company when it merged with 360 Communications in 1998.

President and CEO

Mr. Brown is a Managing Director of Oaktree Capital Management. Previously, Brown was a Principal at Glendon Capital Management (formerly Barclays Capital). Prior thereto, he was a vice president with Citigroup Global Markets and also a Managing Director with Archview Investment Group. He first joined Oaktree in 2003, after having spent two years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an analyst in the Mergers & Strategic Advisory Group.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the ESG Committee

Mr. Dunbar most recently served as President of Zayo’s Global Transport Segment. He had P&L responsibility for various fiber-based businesses that included product, engineering, architecture, service delivery and NCC/Support functions. Previously, Dunbar was Vice President of Wholesale and Strategic Partnerships at Clearwire Corporation and SVP, Enterprise Business Unit at Level 3 Communications.

Mr. Kenny is an Operating Executive at Evergreen Coast Capital where he assists portfolio companies in product, technology, cloud operations, IT systems and services. He has over 30 years of experience in technology product companies. Kenny has operated across various sectors of the enterprise software industry, including ERP, CRM, Information Management, Analytics, and eCommerce. Prior to Evergreen, Kenny was Vice President, Product Development and Hosted Operations at Viewpoint Construction Software, a Bain Capital portfolio company. He was previously CTO and EVP Products at Webtrends, a Francisco Partners portfolio company. He has also had stints with Infopia, an e-commerce platform, and Pivotal Corp., a customer relationship management software company. He currently sits on the boards of Travelport, Quest Software and ASG Technologies and is an observer at Athenahealth and Gigamon.

Member of the ESG Committee

Mr. LaPerch was President and Chief Executive Officer of AboveNet, a publicly traded provider of high bandwidth fiber-optic connectivity solutions, where he managed the company through its Chapter 11 reorganization. He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. LaPerch is a current Windstream board member and member of the Digital Realty Trust board.

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Ms. McLaughlin has over two decades of leadership experience in the telecommunication industry and has held numerous operational and public affairs positions within cable telecom companies throughout the Northeastern U.S. She served in various executive positions at Comcast for 15 years, most recently as regional senior vice president from 2010 - 2021. She is passionate about implementing strong operating plans and leading large, diverse teams. She has received numerous nationally recognized leadership awards, including being named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” in 2020. Prior to embarking on her telecom career, she served as Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General, specializing in consumer protection. Her contributions extend into the community, and she currently serves on the boards of the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical System Foundation.

Member of the ESG Committee

Robert Shanahan was the president and chief executive officer of Lightower Fiber Networks, a privately held company that provides broadband infrastructure, digital fiber optic networks, and data center services. He oversaw the company’s dramatic expansion which culminated in Crown Castle International Corp. finalizing its bid to acquire Lightower for $7.1 billion in November of 2017. Shanahan co-founded Conversent Communications and served as the company’s president and CEO from 1998 until it was sold in 2006. Shanahan began his career with Pace Long Distance Company, a start-up long-distance provider. Throughout his career, he also held senior management positions with MCI, Brooks Fiber. A longtime supporter of his alma mater, Shanahan a member of the Board of Trustees at Marist College and is also actively involved with the Boys & Girls Club and a Trustee with the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

Mr. Vadapalli has served as the President and CEO of Alaska Communications as well as Chairman of the Board for USTelecom. He is also a former Operating Partner at SDC Capital Partners and Director at Premera Blue Cross, where he chaired the Audit Committee. His sector experience includes prior service in various capacities at Valor Telecom, Network Telephone, Cincinnati Bell / Broadwing.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Chair of the ESG Committee

Mr. Watchorn is a Principal of Seapoint Group, LLC, a provider of financial advisory and consulting services. Previously, Watchorn served as a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager in both the Global Corporate Credit and Distressed Credit groups of Pacific Investment Management Company, the latter of which he founded. Prior to that he served as a Managing Director and High Yield Bond Portfolio Manager at Oaktree Capital Management (and its predecessor unit at Trust Company of the West). He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has served as a Visiting Lecturer of Economics at Claremont McKenna College. Watchorn currently serves on the board of directors of Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the ESG Committee

Mr. Weber is a Portfolio Manager in the New York office of Elliott Management Corporation, a New York-based investment fund with approximately $41 billion in assets under management. He is responsible for certain public and private equity and credit investments across multiple industries.

Member of the Compensation Committee