Mr. Curtis L. Garner, Jr., has been the Chief Financial Officer of Otelco Inc. (formerly, Rural Lec Acquisition LLC) since February 2, 2004 and serves as Chief Accounting Officer and Board Secretary. Previously, Mr. Garner provided Consulting Services to a number of businesses and not-for-profit organizations since October 2002. He served at Ptek Holdings Inc. from November 1997 to September 2002 (including one year as a consultant), first as President of its Premiere Communications division and later as Chief Administrative Officer of its VoiceCom division. Prior thereto, Mr. Garner spent approximately 26 years at&T Corp., retiring in 1997 as the Chief Financial Officer of the Southern and Southwestern Regions of AT&T Corp.'s consumer long distance business. He has been a Director of Otelco Inc. since May 14, 2015.