Rolla P. Huff is EarthLink's chairman and chief executive officer. Rolla is responsible for overseeing approximately 1,000 employees across the country dedicated to meeting the data, voice, and wireless needs of the Company's more than 4 million subscribers.
Rolla is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Mpower Communications, a facilities-based provider of broadband data and voice services to business customers throughout California, Las Vegas, and Chicago. Rolla held that position from late 1999, when he started with the Company, until 2006 when he successfully closed a $200 million all cash sale of Mpower to another California-based competitive local exchange provider.
Prior to Mpower, Rolla was president and chief operating officer for Frontier Communications, where he played the lead role in negotiating its $13 billion merger with Global Crossing Ltd. He joined Frontier in May of 1998 as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO).
Rolla served more than 5 years with AT&T Corporation and AT&T Wireless, where he held numerous executive positions with increasing responsibilities, including the position of president, central United States for AT&T Wireless. In that position, he was responsible for AT&T's wireless business in 15 states, encompassing approximately 1.6 million customers and representing more than $1 billion in annual revenue.
During his tenure with AT&T Wireless, Rolla also served as senior vice president and CFO from 1995 to 1997. Prior to his appointment as CFO, he was the financial vice president of AT&T's corporate mergers and acquisitions group, where he was heavily involved in the acquisition and integration of McCaw Cellular, AT&T's successful bid for $1.5 billion in PCS licenses, and the sale of AT&T's interest in LIN Broadcasting. He was a member of the LIN board before its sale by AT&T.
His background also includes serving more than 10 years with NCR Corporation where he held a variety of roles in accounting, financial planning, and operations in both the domestic and international business units.
Rolla earned a bachelors degree in management from Purdue University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Over the past 15 years, Sky has founded and built companies that have helped to propel the Internet into our everyday lives.
Sky founded EarthLink in 1994 at the age of 23 after becoming frustrated with how hard it was to connect to the Internet. EarthLink grew to serve millions of consumers and helped usher in the Internet revolution.
In 1999, Sky co-founded eCompanies, an Internet incubator and venture fund that launched or provided seed funding for several successful ventures, including JAMDAT Mobile (purchased by Electronic Arts in 2005), LowerMyBills (purchased by Experian in 2005) and Business.com (purchased by RH Donnelly in 2007). Sky was also an early investor and board member of Neopets (purchased by Viacom in 2005).
In 2001, Sky founded Boingo Wireless, the award-winning network that connects over 100,000 hot spots around the world and has helped turn Wi-Fi into mainstream technology.
In 2005, Sky joined with SK Telecom and EarthLink to form Helio, serving as its founding CEO until January 2008 when he was named chairman.
Prior to EarthLink, Sky co-founded a computer graphics boutique catering to the entertainment industry, and a popular coffeehouse in West Hollywood, Calif. He graduated from the Delphian School in Oregon in 1988 and chose to forgo college to pursue his interests in business and technology.
Sky has received numerous awards and honors. He was named one of Business Week's top seven entrepreneurs and chosen as the University of Southern California's entrepreneur of the year. He has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, WIRED, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CNN and in hundreds of other media.
Sky is currently the chairman of Helio LLC and Boingo Wireless, and serves on the board of EarthLink and the advisory board of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
An avid surfer, he resides in California, with his wife, novelist Arwen Elys Dayton, and their three children.
Ms. Fuller has served on our Board of Directors since October 2001. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirant Corporation, or Mirant, a U.S. marketer of power and natural gas, from July 1999 to September 30, 2005, and served as a member of Mirant's Board of Directors until January 2, 2006. From September 1997 to July 1999, Ms. Fuller served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mirant Americas Energy Marketing division of Mirant. From May 1996 to September 1997, Ms. Fuller was Senior Vice President of Mirant's North American operations and business development, and from February 1994 to May 1996, she was Mirant's Vice President for domestic business development. Mirant filed a Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in July 2003. Mirant emerged from bankruptcy protection in January 2006 and continues to operate as an ongoing business. Ms. Fuller serves on the Board of Directors of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Benevolink, the President's International Board of Advisors of the Philippines and the Leadership Board of the College of Engineering, University of Alabama.
Mr. Harris has served on our Board of Directors since October 2003. Mr. Harris currently is a private investor. From October 1999 through March 2000, Mr. Harris served as Chief Executive Officer of PayPal, Inc. From 1993 through 1999, Mr. Harris served as the Executive Vice President and then subsequently as Chief Executive Officer of Intuit Inc. Mr. Harris serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of WebSideStory, Inc. and as a member of the Board of Directors of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and several privately held corporations.
Mr. Jones has served on our Board of Directors since October 2003. Mr. Jones currently is a self-employed consultant. Mr. Jones served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Travelocity.com Inc., a provider of online travel reservation capabilities, from January 1998 through May 2002. Mr. Jones served as a director of Travelocity.com Inc. from March 2000 through May 2002. Prior to that time, Mr. Jones served in a number of executive officer positions with Sabre Inc. and Sabre Holdings Corporation, including Chief Information Officer. Mr. Jones is managing partner of Essential Ideas, a consulting firm, and also serves as a special venture partner of General Catalyst Partners, a venture capital firm. Mr. Jones is Chairman of Kayak Software Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of Rearden Commerce, Inc.
Mr. Kavner has served on our Board of Directors since February 2001. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from March 2005 to January 2008, and is currently independent lead director since January 2008. He was a member of the Board of Directors of EarthLink Network, until its merger with MindSpring™ in February 2000. Since 1995, Mr. Kavner has been a venture capital investor in technology companies and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Idealab, Inc., Shop.com, Pandora Media, and IronPort Systems. From January 1996 through December 1998, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of On Command Corporation, a provider of on-demand video for the hospitality industry. From 1984 to 1994, Mr. Kavner held several senior management positions at AT&T including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer of the Multimedia Products and Services Group, and Chairman of AT&T Venture Capital Group. Mr. Kavner also served as a member of AT&T's Executive Committee.
Mr. Lacy has served on our Board of Directors since February 2000 when EarthLink Network, Inc., or EarthLink Network, merged with MindSpring Enterprises, Inc., or MindSpring™, and was a member of the Board of Directors of EarthLink Network from June 1996 until its merger with MindSpring. Mr. Lacy currently is a private investor. Mr. Lacy was the Chairman of 4Sure.com, Inc. from June 1998 to July 2001. From October 1996 to October 1997, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Warehouse Incorporated. From 1985 to May 1996, he served as the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro, Inc., a microcomputer products distributor and a then wholly owned subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc. From December 1993 to June 1995, Mr. Lacy was also President of Ingram Industries Inc. From June 1995 until April 1996, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Industries Inc., and from April 1996 to May 1996, he served as its Vice Chairman. Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Ingram Industries Inc. and Netgear, Inc.
Mr. Wheeler has served on our Board of Directors since July 2003. Mr. Wheeler is a managing director of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital fund, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Shiloh Group, LLC, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services. From 1992 through October 2003, Mr. Wheeler served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Mr. Wheeler is President of the Foundation for the National Archives and Chairman of VSA (Very Special Arts). Mr. Wheeler serves on the Board of Directors of Helio, Inc., the management company of Helio LLC, or Helio. Helio is a joint venture formed by EarthLink and SK Telecom Co., Ltd., or SK Telecom, to market mobile communications services and handsets to consumers in the U.S.
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