Current COO Brent Whittington is resigning and won't be replaced.

August 19, 2014

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., - Windstream today announced that Chief Operating Officer Brent Whittington is resigning effective Sept. 1.

The company also announced it will eliminate the chief operating officer position after Whittington's departure and assign the duties principally between Mark Faris, executive vice president of operations, and Randy Nicklas, executive vice president of engineering and chief technology officer. Faris and Nicklas will report directly to President and CEO Jeff Gardner.

"Brent has been instrumental to Windstream's success from our formation as a company and throughout our transformation. I thank him for his leadership and counsel, and I wish him the very best in the future," Gardner said. "Mark and Randy are veteran telecom leaders committed to delivering operational excellence, and I look forward to working with them directly to drive our vision to be the premier enterprise communications and services provider."

Windstream Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: WIN)

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