Brent Whittington is chief operating officer for Windstream. Whittington oversees the company's business sales and service, network operations, engineering, information technology and enterprise marketing. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Windstream.
Whittington was senior vice president of operations for Alltel prior to joining Windstream in December 2005. He joined Alltel in 2002 as vice president of finance and accounting. Before joining Alltel, Whittington worked for Arthur Andersen LLP for eight years, where he held a variety of positions, including audit manager. He serves on the board of directors of Rignet and the board of trustees of The Nature Conservancy of Arkansas.
He holds a degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
About Windstream
Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq: WIN) is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas. Windstream has more than $6 billion in annual revenues and is listed on the S&P 500 index.