John H. Chapple

Overview

John H. Chapple, age 55, became a director in March 2004. Mr. Chapple is President of Hawkeye Investments LLC, a privately-owned equity firm. Mr. Chapple has over 26 years of experience in the wireless communications and cable television industries. Prior to forming Hawkeye, he worked to organize Nextel Partners, a provider of digital wireless services in mid-size and smaller markets throughout the U.S. He became President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Nextel Partners (now owned by Sprint Communications) and its subsidiaries in August 1998. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Chapple was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment in Vancouver, B.C. Orca Bay owned and operated Vancouver's National Basketball Association and National Hockey League sports franchises in addition to the General Motors Place sports arena and retail interests. From 1988 to 1995, he served as Executive Vice President of Operations for McCaw Cellular Communications and subsequently AT&T Wireless Services following the merger of those companies. From 1983 to 1988, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for American Cablesystems after moving from Rogers Cablesystems where he had served on the senior management team since 1978. Mr. Chapple is the past chairman of Cellular One Group and the Personal Communications Industry Association, past vice-chairman of the CTIA-The Wireless Association and has been on the Board of Governors of the NHL and NBA. Mr. Chapple is currently on the Syracuse University Board of Trustees as Chairman and on the advisory board for the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He is also on the board of directors of Seamobile Enterprises, a privately held company providing integrated wireless services at sea; Telesphere, a privately held VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) company based in Phoenix, Arizona; and on the advisory boards of Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC, a private equity firm based in New York City, and the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Mr. Chapple received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and a graduate degree from Harvard University's Advanced Management Program.