Alan L. Wells

ALAN L. WELLS is Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Telecommunications Services,
Inc., and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He joined Iowa Telecom in 1999 as
President and Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the role of
President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom,
Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MidAmerican
Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican), a Des Moines, Iowa-based electric and gas
utility holding company, from 1997 until 1999. During the same period, Mr. Wells
also served as President of MidAmerican’s non-regulated businesses. Mr. Wells
held various executive and management positions with MidAmerican, its
subsidiaries, and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, one of its predecessors, from
1993 through 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Wells was with Deloitte Consulting
(previously Deloitte & Touche Consulting) and previously held various positions
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Illinois Power Company. Mr.
Wells is a Certified Public Accountant and serves on the Board of Directors of
the United States Telecommunications Association, the Newton Development
Corporation, the Heartland Youth Choir, Progress Industries and United Way of
Jasper County.