ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink Holdings
Corp. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading managed network, security and cloud
solutions provider for multi-location businesses, today announced
the appointment of Walter L. Turek to EarthLink's Board of
Directors. Mr. Turek is currently the Executive Chairman of
Ascentis Corporation, a provider of human resources software and
solutions.
"We are excited to welcome Walter to our board," commented
Joseph F. Eazor, Chief Executive
Officer and President. "Walter's substantial executive experience
in sales and marketing will be invaluable to EarthLink's growth as
a nationwide managed network, security and cloud solutions
provider."
Mr. Turek has more than 30 years of sales and marketing
experience. From 2002 until his retirement in 2009, Mr. Turek
served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Paychex,
Inc., a publicly-traded, leading provider of payroll and human
resource services solutions. In 2009, Mr. Turek co-founded Mykonos
Software, Inc., a provider of fraud and theft security solutions
for internet websites, and served on the company's Board of
Directors until 2012. Mr. Turek currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Spark Networks, Inc. and BlueTie, Inc. and previously
served on the Board of Directors of Greenway Medical Technologies,
Inc. from 2005 to 2013.
About EarthLink
EarthLink (EarthLink Holdings Corp.,
NASDAQ: ELNK) provides managed network, security and cloud
solutions for multi-location businesses. We help thousands of
specialty retailers, restaurants, financial institutions,
healthcare providers, professional service firms and local
governments deliver a reliable and engaging customer experience in
their stores and branch offices. We do so by building and managing
MPLS WAN networks, by providing virtualized infrastructure,
security, hosted voice, secure WiFi and compliance solutions, and
by offering exceptional customer care. We operate a nationwide
network spanning more than 28,000 fiber route miles, with 90 metro
fiber rings and secure data centers that provide ubiquitous data
and voice IP service coverage. Our EarthLink Carrier™ division
sells facilities-based wholesale telecommunications to other
providers and our award-winning Internet services connect hundreds
of thousands of residential customers across the U.S. For more,
visit www.earthlink.com and follow @earthlink, LinkedIn and
Google+.
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