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Executive ProfilesMeet Integra's senior corporate management team:
Dudley R. SlaterChief Executive OfficerMr. Dudley Slater, CEO, who is also a co-founder of the company, heads the company’s management team. Mr. Slater has extensive experience in acquiring and managing local and competitive telephone properties. Prior to founding Integra, he served as a Principal of Rural Link Communications, an investment company that invested in and provided management services to a number of ILEC and ICP properties. Prior to Rural Link, Mr. Slater was Assistant Vice President of Business Development for Pacific Telecom, a consolidator of rural ILEC and related long distance, Internet, and cellular properties where he managed one of the most successful local telephone acquisition programs in the industry. He has completed definitive agreements for over 30 acquisitions, mergers, divestitures or restructurings with aggregate value of approximately $1 billion.
Jim HuesgenPresident and Chief Operating OfficerMr. Huesgen has over 20 years experience in executive management roles in telecommunications, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pacific Telecom (PTI). In this role, he was responsible for finance, accounting, purchasing, business development, and information services for Pacific Telecom and all of its subsidiaries. As a representative of PTI's parent corporation, PacifiCorp, he was one of the principal negotiators of PTI's $2.2 billion sale to CenturyTel in 1997. In 1998, he negotiated financing and acquisition as a co-founder of Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), a local exchange, wireless, and Internet service provider with over 320,000 access lines, 70,000 cellular customers, and 26,000 long distance customers.
Tom LambChief Financial OfficerTom Lamb, CFO, is responsible for Integra Telecom's financial operations. He has more than 25 years of financial leadership experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Integra, he served as vice president of finance for Bell Canada, Lexis Nexis and AT&T Consumer Group. Additionally, Lamb led financial operations as CFO for Prime Advantage Corporation and various business units at Ameritech Corporation. Lamb earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.
Julie RouzeeChief Technology OfficerMs. Rouzee has more than 19 years of experience in the telecom industry, with the last nine years focused on directing large to medium project teams. Prior to joining Integra, Rouzee spent two years as information technology manager at CenturyTel in Vancouver, Washington, and she served as lead project manager for Pacific Telecom, also in Vancouver. Rouzee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and management from Washington State University.
Jeff OxleyExecutive Vice President and General CounselPrior to joining Integra Telecom, Jeffery Oxley served as Executive Vice President of Law and Policy at Eschelon Telecom since October, 1999. Previously, Mr. Oxley served as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Minnesota and a product marketing manager at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Oxley has a BA degree in Economics from Stanford, an MA degree in Economics from Yale University and a JD degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Minnesota Law Review.
Dave BennettSenior Vice President Network EngineeringMr. Bennett brings over 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Bennett most recently held the position of Regional Manager, Operations with CenturyTel where he was responsible for overseeing 400,000 access lines in ten states. Prior to that, Mr. Bennett was the Regional Manager of Engineering with CenturyTel where he was responsible for the engineering and implementation of the Capital Construction Program for CenturyTel’s western region states. Before joining CenturyTel, Mr. Bennett was the Corporate Manager of Engineering with Pacific Telecom, Inc.
Matt FaheySenior Vice President of FinanceFahey, who has been with the company since 2000, formerly served as Integra's corporate finance manager. Prior to joining Integra, Fahey served four years as senior auditor for Arthur Andersen in Portland, Ore., where he worked primarily with high-tech manufacturing and software companies including Integra. Fahey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus in finance from Gonzaga University and a post-baccalaureate accounting certificate from Portland State University.
Lisa HillyerVice President Human ResourcesMs. Hillyer has 15 years experience in human resources in the telecommunications and corporate financing industries. Prior to joining Integra in 1998, Ms. Hillyer served as Human Resources Manager for Southern Pacific Funding Corporation and operated in several HR capacities over the course of nine years with PacifiCorp Financial Services. Ms. Hillyer earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and has achieved Senior Professional in Human Resources certification.
Trent AndersonVice President of Product Development and MarketingMr. Anderson graduated from Oregon State University’s School of Business in 1989 and has 18 years of experience in sales and business development. In 1999, he joined Integra Telecom as the Vice President of Sales and Customer Service and assisted in securing $211M in financing to expand the business into our new markets. Mr. Anderson was promoted to Senior Vice President of Oregon and remained in this position until taking the position of Chief Executive Officer at SkyRiver Communications, a wireless broadband provider, based in San Diego, California. Mr. Anderson returned to Integra Telecom in 2003 as the Chief Operating Officer before becoming Integra's Vice President of Product Development and Marketing in 2007.
John NeeVice President of Corporate CommunicationsMr. Nee has over 10 years experience in sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining Integra in 2000, Nee held management positions with Sequent Computer Systems (now IBM) and Creativepro.com where he managed sales, strategic partnerships, application services development and marketing. Nee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pepperdine University and an MBA from Portland State University. |
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