Our management team realizes the vital role of representing the interests of our shareholders. Select from the list below to learn more about an individual Management Team member.
Liane Pelletier
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair
Liane
Pelletier serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”) (NASDAQ: ALSK). Since joining the Company in 2003, Ms. Pelletier has rebuilt the executive lead team, reconstructed the Board of Directors, and implemented a new business strategy, operating model and an organization structure to reflect the Company’s strategy, as well as overhauled the Company’s image with investors, customers, employees and the community. Key tenets of the ACS operating model and culture are customer centricity, performance management and continuous process improvement.
Under her leadership, the company designed and constructed Alaska’s only statewide 3G CDMA wireless network and marketed mobile voice and data services that contributed to sector leading growth. ACS also introduced innovative wireless-wireline services that are industry-firsts, nationwide.
Also under her leadership, the company built Alaska’s only submarine fiber optic cable to travel to the Lower 48 via a secure and different route from the 3 existing cables leaving the state. ACS also purchased one of the 3 existing cables so that ACS now owns and operates 2 cables, one of two carriers in the state with this infrastructure, with ACS’ assets providing material competitive advantage. These submarine assets complement the unique ACS in-state assets of Metro Ethernet, MPLS and fiber rings – all positioning ACS as the leader in end to end data networking capabilities for Enterprise customers.
Prior to ACS, Pelletier’s career included 17 years at Sprint as a member of the Executive Management Committee.
Pelletier earned her M.S. in Management at the Sloan School of Business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. She currently serves as a Trustee on the Board of Alaska Pacific University, as a Trustee on the Board of the Nature Conservancy and on the Board of Directors for Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Anand Vadapalli
Chief Operating Officer
Anand
Vadapalli serves as chief operating officer for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”) (NASDAQ: ALSK). Appointed October 26, 2009, Vadapalli is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of ACS’ sales and service, product and marketing, technology and operations functions. Most recently Vadapalli was executive vice president of technology and operations at ACS, and has been with ACS since August 2006.
His focus is on growing ACS revenue and market share, accelerating sales and delivery cycles, driving efficiencies through improved resource alignment and accelerating employee development.
Vadapalli brings to ACS more than 20 years of technology, business expertise and proven leadership skills in telecommunications and other industries. His personal hallmarks include customer-focused innovations, high performance standards, a strong work ethic and endless energy. Mr. Vadapalli has held various technology and business executive positions at Valor Telecom, Network Telephone Corporation and Broadwing/Cincinnati Bell.
Vadapalli holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India as well as a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, India.
David Wilson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
David
Wilson serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”)
(NASDAQ: ALSK). Wilson joined ACS in 2004 and is responsible for
the ACS treasury, finance, revenue requirements, and tax
functions.
Wilson was a key player with the new
management team in the successful re-make of ALSK in the
investment community. He served as a leader in refinancing and
restructuring ACS’ debt structure, de-levering by over $90
million; reducing the weighted average cost of debt down from
over 8% to 6.5%; extending maturities; and fixing interest rates
on 100% of the debt. Wilson remains a key player in cost
structure rationalization and accelerating revenue growth. He
has driven the organization to move forward with a culture based
on measurement and metrics.
Prior to joining ACS, Wilson most recently
worked for Telocity, DIRECTV and Triumph Communications. Wilson
helped lead Telocity through its initial public offering and
eventual sale to DIRECTV. DIRECTV Broadband appointed Wilson as
its Chief Financial Officer after previously serving Telocity as
its Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.
Wilson also served as Chief Financial Officer of Triumph
Communications, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics.
Wilson has ten years of experience working
in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both
international and domestic offices. At PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Wilson managed a portfolio of high-profile publicly- traded
network and communications audit clients.
Wilson is a Chartered Accountant, and
holds a Bachelor of Commerce, from the University of Birmingham,
UK. Wilson serves on the Alaskan board of Junior Achievement as
well as Alaska Children’s Services.
Leonard Steinberg
Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Leonard
Steinberg serves as Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer for Alaska
Communications Systems (ACS) (NASDAQ ALSK). Steinberg joined ACS
in 2000 and is responsible for the company's legal affairs and
risk management functions. Steinberg’s legal responsibilities
include compliance with SEC and NASDAQ rules, corporate
organization, compliance with all telecommunications laws,
corporate transactions, and litigation. Steinberg’s risk
management duties include oversight of contract administration,
real estate management, insurance coverage, safety programs,
OSHA/EPA compliance, and emergency planning.
Before joining ACS, Steinberg was of
Counsel with Brena, Bell and Clarkson, P.C., in Anchorage,
Alaska, where he represented telecommunications and energy
clients. Previously, Steinberg was a partner at Hosie, Wes,
Sacks and Brelsford (since acquired by Perkins Coie) where he
focused on oil and gas royalty and tax disputes while working
out of the firm’s offices in Anchorage, Alaska and San
Francisco, California.
Steinberg holds a Juris Doctor degree from
the University of California's Hastings College of Law. He also
holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard
University's Kennedy School of Government, a Master of Business
Administration degree from U.C. Berkley's Haas School of
Business, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of
California at Santa Cruz. Steinberg is an active member of the
bar in both Alaska and California.
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