Jeffery R. Gardner
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Jeffery R. Gardner, is president and chief executive officer of Windstream Corp., an S&P 500 communications and technology company with operations in 29 states and about $4 billion in annual revenue. Gardner has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than 25 years and is executing a focused strategy to transform Windstream and create value for shareholders. Windstream has completed eight acquisitions since its 2006 spinoff from Alltel
Corp., adding more than $2 billion in revenue and creating approximately $200 million in operating and capital synergies. The company completed four acquisitions in 2010 alone totaling $2.2 billion.
Gardner was appointed to the position in December 2005. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alltel Corp. He joined Alltel in 1998 when the company merged with 360° Communications.
Gardner earned a degree in finance from Purdue University
and an MBA from William and Mary
. He is a certified public accountant. He serves on the board of directors of RF Micro Devices, Inc., Arkansas Children's Hospital, Darlington School, the Arkansas Research Alliance and is chairman of the advisory board for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Center for Distance Health. Gardner was named a national finalist for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2010® Award in telecommunications.
Alltel
Alltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas...
Corp., adding more than $2 billion in revenue and creating approximately $200 million in operating and capital synergies. The company completed four acquisitions in 2010 alone totaling $2.2 billion.
Gardner was appointed to the position in December 2005. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alltel Corp. He joined Alltel in 1998 when the company merged with 360° Communications.
Gardner earned a degree in finance from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and an MBA from William and Mary
William and Mary
The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...
. He is a certified public accountant. He serves on the board of directors of RF Micro Devices, Inc., Arkansas Children's Hospital, Darlington School, the Arkansas Research Alliance and is chairman of the advisory board for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Center for Distance Health. Gardner was named a national finalist for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2010® Award in telecommunications.