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Timothy M. Donahue

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Prior to his retirement, Mr. Donahue, age 59, was Executive Chairman of Sprint Nextel Corporation from August 2005 to December 2006. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Nextel Communications, Inc. He began his career with Nextel in January 1996 as president and chief operating officer. Before joining Nextel, Mr. Donahue served as northeast regional president for AT&T Wireless Services operations from 1991 to 1996. Prior to that, he served as president for McCaw Cellular's paging division in 1986 and was named McCaw's president for the U.S. central region in 1989. He is also a director of the Eastman Kodak Company, Covidien and NVR Inc. Mr. Donahue is a graduate of John Carroll University, where he serves as a director, with a BA degree in English Literature. If elected, Mr. Donahue is expected to serve on the Audit Committee.


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