Hickory Tech (HTCO)

TERMS ENDING IN 2009

LYLE T. BOSACKER has served as a director since 1988.  Mr. Bosacker, age 65, retired as President of CEO Advisors, Inc. in 2004.  CEO Advisors provided management consulting and information system planning services.  Mr. Bosacker served as the Director of Corporate Information Services for International Multifoods from 1991 to 1993 and as its Director of Corporate Information Systems Planning from 1987 to 1991.

MYRITA P. CRAIG has served as a director since 1998 and was Chair of the HickoryTech Board from January 2003 to December 2004.  Ms. Craig, age 53, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Sapientia Consulting Inc., which provides management consulting and executive coaching services to business clients, since 1999.  She is currently engaged with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber as Vice President, Small Business and Programs.  Prior to establishing the consulting firm, Ms. Craig was employed by Cincinnati Bell, Inc. from 1984 to 1999.  She served as its Vice President, Customer Sales and Service and had assignments in strategic planning, corporate development, and operations.  Cincinnati Bell, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications services.

JOHN W. FINKE has served as a director since 2006. Mr. Finke, age 45, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HickoryTech Corporation since June 5, 2006. Mr. Finke has been with HickoryTech since 1996, and served as HickoryTech’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President from 2005 to 2006, its President of Telephone Operations from 2003 to 2005, and President of HickoryTech’s Network Design and Operations Division from 2000 to 2003. Prior to joining HickoryTech, Mr. Finke held numerous engineering and management positions with GTE Telephone Operations and Contel of Indiana from 1984 to 1996.  GTE was a provider of telecommunications service.

TERMS ENDING IN 2009

LYLE T. BOSACKER has served as a director since 1988.  Mr. Bosacker, age 64, retired as President of CEO Advisors, Inc. in 2004.  CEO Advisors provided management consulting and information system planning services.  Mr. Bosacker served as the Director of Corporate Information Services for International Multifoods from 1991 to 1993 and as its Director of Corporate Information Systems Planning from 1987 to 1991.

MYRITA P. CRAIG has served as a director since 1998 and was Chair of the HickoryTech Board from January 2003 to December 2004.  Ms. Craig, age 52, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Sapientia Consulting Inc., which provides management consulting and executive coaching services to business clients, since 1999.  She is currently engaged with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber as Vice President, Small Business and Programs.  Prior to establishing the consulting firm, Ms. Craig was employed by Cincinnati Bell, Inc. from 1984 to 1999.  She served as its Vice President, Customer Sales and Service and had assignments in strategic planning, corporate development and operations.  Cincinnati Bell, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications services.

JOHN W. FINKE has served as a director since 2006. Mr. Finke, age 44, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HickoryTech Corporation since June 5, 2006. Mr. Finke has been with HickoryTech since 1996, and served as HickoryTech’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President from 2005 to 2006, its President of Telephone Operations from 2003 to 2005 and President of HickoryTech’s Network Design and Operations Division from 2000 to 2003. Prior to joining HickoryTech, Mr. Finke held numerous engineering and management positions with GTE Telephone Operations and Contel of Indiana from 1984 to 1996.  GTE was a provider of telecommunications service.

TERMS ENDING IN 2009

LYLE T. BOSACKER has served as a director since 1988.  Mr. Bosacker, age 63, retired as President of CEO Advisors, Inc. in 2004.  CEO Advisors provides management consulting and information system planning services.  Mr. Bosacker served as the Director of Corporate Information Services for International Multifoods from 1991 to 1993 and as its Director of Corporate Information Systems Planning from 1987 to 1991.

MYRITA P. CRAIG has served as a director since 1998 and as Chairman of the HickoryTech Board from January 2003 to December 2004.  Since 1999, Ms. Craig, age 51, has served as CEO of Sapientia Consulting Inc., which provides management consulting and strategic planning services.  She is currently engaged with the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce as Vice President, Small Business Development.  Prior to establishing the consulting firm, Ms. Craig was employed by Cincinnati Bell, Inc. from 1984 to 1999.  She served as its Vice President, Customer Sales and Service and had assignments in strategic planning, corporate development and operations.  Cincinnati Bell, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications services.

JOHN E. DUFFY has served as a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of HickoryTech since July 2002.   Prior to joining HickoryTech, Mr. Duffy, age 56, was employed by Verizon Communications for twenty-nine years where he held various executive level sales and marketing positions, including Director of Business Sales and Service from 2000 to 2001, Director of Consumer & Small Business Sales and Service from 1999 to 2000, and Assistant Vice President of Channel Sales and Engineering from 1997 to 1999.  Verizon Communications is a provider of telecommunications services.