R. Gerard Salemme

Overview

Mr. Salemme has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy, and External Affairs of the Company since April 2004 and currently is a principal of Eagle River, a Vice President of Eagle River, Inc., and a director of and consultant to ICO and ICO North America. Previously, Mr. Salemme served as the Company's Vice President and Secretary from November 2003 to April 2004. Before joining the Company, Mr. Salemme was Senior Vice President, External Affairs of XO Communications, Inc. from May 1997 to June 2003. Before joining XO Communications, Inc., Mr. Salemme served as AT&T Corp.'s Vice President of Government Affairs, directing AT&T Corp.'s federal regulatory public policy organization, including participation in the FCC's narrowband and broadband PCS auctions. Before AT&T Corp., Mr. Salemme served as Senior Vice President, External Affairs for McCaw Cellular. Previously, Mr. Salemme was the Senior Telecommunications Policy Analyst for the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. Before joining the subcommittee, he was a Regional Manager at GTE Corporation/Sprint Corporation and supervised the company's government relations in the New York/New England region. Mr. Salemme has also served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts and was a lecturer of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Salem.