Michael K. Robinson

MICHAEL K. ROBINSON is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of US LEC Corp. He joined US LEC in July 1998 as Chief Financial
Officer, responsible for finance and investor relations, and has over 20
years of experience in the telecom industry. Since joining US LEC, Mr.
Robinson has assumed additional responsibilities including information
systems and information technology, human resources, facilities and real
estate, and billing system development. Prior to joining US LEC, Mr.
Robinson was with Alcatel, an international, multi-billion dollar
developer and manufacturer of telecom equipment, where he served as EVP
and CFO of the US-based transmission systems division, the worldwide
enterprise and data division, as well as corporate committees including
pension investments and purchasing. Prior to Alcatel, Mr. Robinson was
at Windward International and Siecor (now Corning). He holds a
Bachelor’s degree from Emory & Henry and an MBA from Wake Forest
University.