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W. Frank Blount is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TTS Management Corp., which is based in Atlanta, Georgia. From June 2000 to October 2002, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cypress Communications Corporation. From January 1992 until March 1999, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Telstra Communications Corporation, Australia’s principal telecommunications company. Prior to joining Telstra, he served in various executive positions for AT&T, including Group President of the Communications Product Group and President of the Network Operations Group. Mr. Blount also serves on the Boards of Caterpillar, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Hanson PLC, and Entergy, Inc. and the Advisory Board for China Telecom. Mr. Blount joined the Board in April 2007. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Committee, and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. | 