WILLIAM A. OWENS

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2015-04-08 William A. Owens, age 74; a director since 2009; non-executive Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink since 2009; co-founder and Chairman of Red Bison Advisory Group LLC, a company involved in providing telecommunications and enterprise technology solutions, since January 2014; Managing Director and Chairman of AEA Investors Asia, a private equity company, from 2006 to 2014; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks Corporation, a global supplier of communications equipment, from 2004 to 2005; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Teledesic LLC, a satellite communications company, from 1998 to 2003; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Science Applications International Corporation, a technology and engineering company, from 1996 to 1998; served in the U.S. military from 1962 to 1996, holding various key leadership positions, including Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; currently a director of AEA Investors LP, Polycom, Inc., Viasystems Group, Inc. and Wipro Limited; formerly a director of Unifrax Corporation and Amerilink within the past five years. Key Qualifications, Experiences and Skills: Executive experience in the communications industry; Experience as a former chief executive of publicly-held companies; Government relations expertise; International business experience; Director of other domestic and international publicly-held companies. Committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee. 2014 Compensation: $461,757.
2016-04-05 William A. Owens, age 75; a director since 2009; non-executive Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink since 2009; co-founder, Chairman and principal of Red Bison Advisory Group LLC, a telecommunications and technology advisory firm, founded in early 2014; Managing Director and Chairman of AEA Investors Asia, a private equity company, from 2006 to 2014; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks Corporation, a global supplier of communications equipment, from 2004 to 2005; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Teledesic LLC, a satellite communications company, from 1998 to 2003; Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Science Applications International Corporation, a technology and engineering company, from 1996 to 1998; served in the U.S. military from 1962 to 1996, holding various key leadership positions, including Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; currently a director of Wipro Limited; formerly a director of AEA Investors LP, Polycom, Inc., Unifrax Corporation and Amerilink within the past five years.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01