Jonathan B. Bulkeley Founder and Chief Investment Officer Blue Square Capital Management LLC
Mr. Bulkeley has served on the Dex One Corporation Board of Directors since January 2010, and previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from September 2010 to August 2011. Mr. Bulkeley founded Blue Square Capital Management LLC, which operates the Blue Square Small Cap Value Fund, a hedge fund investing in global small and micro cap equities, in March 2009 and has served as its Chief Investment Officer since inception.
A graduate of Yale University, Mr. Bulkeley most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Scanbuy, Inc., a global leader in visual navigation for the wireless industry, from 2006 to August 2010. Mr. Bulkeley previously served as Chief Executive Officer of barnesandnoble.com, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lifeminders. Mr. Bulkeley currently serves as Director for Spark Networks, UST Global Private Markets Fund, LLC, Bank of Americas Excelsior Buyout Fund of Funds and Excelsior Lasalle Real Estate Fund. He previously served as a Director for The Readers Digest Association, Edgar online, QXL, and Cross Media Marketing, as well as various private companies.
Eugene I. Davis Non-Executive Chairman Dex One Corporation Board of Directors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pirinate Consulting Group, L.L.C.
Mr. Davis was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Dex One Corporation Board of Directors in August 2011, and has served on the board since January 2010. Since 1999, he has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pirinate Consulting Group, L.L.C., a privately-held consulting firm specializing in, among other things, crisis and turn-around management and strategic advisory services for public and private business entities. Prior to joining Pirinate Consulting, Mr. Davis was Chief Operating Officer of Total-Tel USA Communications, Inc., and President of Emerson Radio Corp.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1975 with an B.A. in International Politics, and he received Masters in International Affairs and J.D. degrees from Columbia University in 1976 and 1980, respectively. Mr. Davis has served as Director for numerous public and private companies across various industries.
Richard L. Kuersteiner Former Associate General Counsel Franklin Templeton Investments
Mr. Kuersteiner has served on the Dex One Corporation Board of Directors since January 2010. Until his retirement on April 30, 2012, Mr. Kuersteiner served as Associate General Counsel for Franklin Templeton Investments. Since 1990, he served in various capacities at Franklin Resources, Inc. including Director of Restructuring, Managing Corporate Counsel and Associate General Counsel, and had served as an officer of virtually all of the Franklin Templeton funds. Prior to joining Franklin Resources, Mr. Kuersteiner served as a Commander in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corp, an Assistant Florida Attorney General, a managing attorney in the Navy Office of the General Counsel, a NASA attorney, and a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern and Southern Districts of California.
He earned his B.A. from Washington and Lee University and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law, and attended the Program of Instruction for Attorneys at Harvard Law School.
W. Kirk Liddell President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Irex Corporation
Mr. Liddell has served on the Dex One Corporation Board of Directors since January 2010. Since 1984, he has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Irex Corporation. Prior to joining Irex Corporation, Mr. Liddell was an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., where he practiced corporate law with a focus on bank regulation, securities and antitrust law.
He graduated with high honors from Princeton University in 1971 with an A.B. in Economics, and he received J.D. and M.B.A. degrees in 1976 from the University of Chicago Law School and Graduate School of Business. Mr. Liddell currently serves as a Director for High Industries, Inc. and has previously served as a director for Specialty Products & Insulation Co., PCI Inc., CoreStates Hamilton Bank and Penn Fuel Gas, Inc.
Mark A. McEachen Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Freedom Communications, Inc.
Mr. McEachen currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Freedom Communications, Inc., a media company with broadcast television and print publishing business segments, since April 2010. From May 2009 to April 2010, Mr. McEachen also served as Freedom's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Fabrik, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of online services solutions, as well as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating and Financial Officer of BridgeCo Inc., a digital entertainment networking company.
Mr. McEachen received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, and an M.B.A. from the University of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada.
Alfred T. Mockett Chief Executive Officer Dex One Corporation
Alfred T. Mockett was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dex One Corporation and to its Board of Directors in September 2010.
Mr. Mockett has more than 30 years experience in executive management and strategic decision-making at a number of leading technology, telecommunications and professional services companies. Prior to joining Dex One, he served as Chairman and CEO of Corinthian Capital LLC working with private equity companies on a variety of projects, including broadband roll out for rural communities and inner cities under the 2009 stimulus bill. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Wolftrap Foundation for the Arts and Trustee for the Committee for Economic Development.
Mr. Mockett also served as Chairman and CEO of Motive Inc, a leading provider of software management services to communications providers; as Chairman and CEO of American Management Systems, a global business and information technology consulting firm for the U.S. and state governments, financial services and communications industries; in various executive-management positions during 10 years at BT Group (formerly British Telecom), including oversight for several operating units including mobile, Yellow Pages, business and global communications and BT Ignite, data and broadband solutions for businesses; and as President of Memorex Telex, a global provider of information technology solutions.
Mr. Mockett graduated with honors from the University of London.
Alan F. Schultz Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Valassis Communications, Inc.
Mr. Schultz has served on the Dex One Corporation Board of Directors since 2005, and previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from June 2010 to September 2010. Mr. Schultz currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Valassis Communications, Inc., a respected leader within the marketing services and promotional media industries, following his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2011. From 1998 through December 2011, Mr. Schultz served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Valassis. Prior to that, Mr. Schultz held numerous executive positions in sales, marketing, operations and finance with Valassis. Under his leadership, the company has received numerous awards for excellence in business ethics, quality, innovation, and employee-life practices. He has served on the Board of Directors of The Ad Council and The American Advertising Federation. A CPA, Schultz joined Valassis from Deloitte and Touche in 1984.