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    Apr 24 2019

    Windstream promotes Lee Bales to manager of Local Operations

    MONROE, Ga. – Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, today announced that it has promoted Lee Bales to manager of local operations for Winder and Monroe.

    "I am very excited to manage our local operations in Winder and Monroe,” Bales said. “We have terrific technicians here, and I appreciate the opportunity to work closely with them.”

    “Lee is a great leader,” said Olen Yarbrough, director of field operations in Georgia for North Georgia. “We look forward to leveraging his skill set to serve our customers in Georgia.”

    Bales has more than 19 years of experience in the telecom industry. He started with Alltel in June 2000 and most recently held the position of business systems technician with Windstream. He and his wife Amy have two children, Trey and Anniston.

    Bales is one of more than 1,100 Windstream employees working to support the company’s service areas across Georgia.

     

    About Windstream

    Windstream Holdings, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions. Windstream provides data networking, core transport, security, unified communications and managed services to mid-market, enterprise and wholesale customers across the U.S. The company also offers broadband, entertainment and security services for consumers and small and medium-sized businesses primarily in rural areas in 18 states. Services are delivered over multiple network platforms including a nationwide IP network, our proprietary cloud core architecture and on a local and long-haul fiber network spanning approximately 150,000 miles. Additional information is available at windstream.com or windstreamenterprise.com. Please visit our newsroom at news.windstream.com or follow us on Twitter at @Windstream or @WindstreamBiz.

     

    Windstream Contact:

    Scott Morris

    [email protected]

    501.748.5342

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