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Mr. Wells is President and Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Telecom, and a member of our board of directors. He joined us in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom, Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican), a Des Moines, Iowa-based electric and gas utility holding company, from 1997 until 1999. During the same period, Mr. Wells also served as President of MidAmerican's non-regulated businesses. Mr. Wells held various executive and management positions with MidAmerican, its subsidiaries, and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, one of its predecessors, from 1993 through 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Wells was with Deloitte Consulting (previously Deloitte & Touche Consulting) from 1986 through 1993. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Wells held various positions with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Illinois Power Company. He is a graduate of Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Wells also is a member of the board of directors of the United States Telecommunications Association (USTA) and serves on the executive committee of the board of directors of the Newton Development Corporation | 