Board of Directors

David L. Hauser

Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Hauser joined the company as chief executive officer and chairman in July 2009 after retiring as group executive and chief financial officer from Duke Energy. He began his 35-year career with Duke in 1973, working for 20 years in various accounting positions, including controller. In 1993 he was named vice president of procurement services and materials and was promoted into roles of increasing responsibility including senior vice president of global asset development and treasurer until his appointment as chief financial officer in 2003. Hauser holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Furman University in South Carolina and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to his current role as chairman, Hauser served on FairPoint's board of directors. He is a member of the board for EnPro Industries, Inc., and a member of the boards of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Furman University and the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Council for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Jane E. "Bonnie" Newman

Director
Jane "Bonnie" Newman joined FairPoint in August 2007 as a director and was elected lead director by FairPoint's board of directors in October 2007. Newman has served in various capacities in academia, business and government. Most notably, she served in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and served on Capitol Hill. Newman also possesses extensive board experience, having previously served in varying capacities on the boards of Markem Corporation, Consumers Water Company, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Fleet Bank of New Hampshire and Indian Head Banks. She served as interim president of the University of New Hampshire from 2006−2007 and served as executive dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr.

Director
Thomas Gilbane has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Company, one of the nation's largest general contractors and construction managers, since January 2004. He served earlier as vice president of Gilbane, Inc., the parent company of Gilbane Building Company and Gilbane Development Company. Gilbane is a member of the Brown University Engineering Advisory Committee and is a Babson College trustee. His past appointments include vice chairman of the board United Way of America, director Fleet National Bank, director New England Telephone and director NYNEX-New England and New York.

Claude C. Lilly

Director
Since July 1, 2007, Dr. Claude Lilly has served as the Dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University. Prior to that, Dr. Lilly was the Dean and James J. Harris chair of risk management and insurance in the Belk College of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Lilly has served as assistant deputy insurance commissioner for the State of Georgia and as a director of several corporations. He holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and Chartered Life Underwriter designations and is a member of numerous professional associations.

Robert S. Lilien

Director
Robert Lilien is currently a partner in the law firm of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has worked since April 2002. He is the managing member of Trilogy Capital Partners, LLC, a captive private equity fund with equity provided by a single family group, where he has also worked since April 2002. From 1993 to 2002, he held various positions at Duke Energy Corporation, including senior vice president of Duke Ventures, chairman and chief executive officer of Crescent Resources, LLC, chairman of DukeNet Communications, Inc. and chairman of Duke Capital Partners, LLC.

Michael R. Tuttle

Director
Michael Tuttle has served as president and chief executive officer of Merchants Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, since January 2006. He served the bank earlier as chief operating officer and senior lender. Tuttle is also a director of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and serves on the boards of United Way of Chittenden County and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.