
	Mr. Anthony W. Thomas, also known as Tony, has been Chief Financial Officer of Windstream Holdings, Inc. (formerly, Windstream Corporation) since August 10, 2009. Mr. Thomas also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Windstream Communications, Inc. Mr. Thomas served as Principal Accounting officer and Treasurer of Windstream Holdings, Inc. and its Controller from July 17, 2006 to August 10, 2009. Prior to joining Windstream Corporation in June 2006, Mr. Thomas served as Senior Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations at Alltel Corporation. He served as Vice President of Investor Relations of Alltel Corporation. He joined Alltel as Director of revenue accounting when it merged with 360 Communications in 1998. He served as a senior auditor with Ernst &amp; Young before entering the communications industry in 1997. He served in various management roles including: Vice President of corporate financial planning, Vice President of Finance for the southeast region, Vice President of process development and Vice President of wireless wholesale roaming. Mr. Thomas holds a master&#39;s degree in business administration from Wake Forest University and a bachelor&#39;s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is a licensed certified public accountant.
