Sector: Communication
Director information for TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony J. M. Carlson | President and CEO, Array | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| Christopher D. O'Leary | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-International of General Mills, Inc.; Lead Independent Director of TDS; Member | 66 | ["Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-International of General Mills, Inc.","Over 30 years of experience in marketing, management and operations","Former Senior Advisor to Twin Ridge Capital Management","Experience as a director of TDS","Substantial risk and financial experience","Senior Advisor at Twin Ridge Capital Management (2018-2024)","Interim CEO of Tupperware Brands Corporation (November 2019 - April 2020)","Senior Advisor at KKR (2017-2019)","Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of General Mills International (2006-2016)","Numerous roles at PepsiCo, Inc."] | ["AC","CHRC","CGNC","TAG","Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Resources Committee","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology Advisory Group Committee","Technology Advisory Group (TAG) Committee"] | 2026 |
| Dirk S. Woessner | Senior Vice President at Warburg Pincus Deutschland GmbH; Director of TDS | 57 | ["Senior Vice President at Warburg Pincus Deutschland GmbH","former CEO of CompuGroup Medical S.E. & Co. KgAA","former CEO, Telecom Deutschland","Executive Board Member Deutsche Telekom AG","Substantial senior leadership experience with over 20 years in the global telecommunications industry","Former CEO of CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgAA","Experience in sales, marketing, and service of fixed-network and mobile products for consumer and business customers","Holds a Masters in Chemistry from Technische University, Munchen Germany","PhD in Chemistry from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany"] | ["TDS Board Committee","Compensation and Human Resources Committee"] | 2026 |
| George W. Off | Former Chair and CEO of Checkpoint Systems, Inc.; Director of TDS, former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint Systems, Inc.; Independent Director | 79 | ["Substantial experience as a director of TDS","In depth institutional knowledge of TDS","Over 40 years of experience in sales, marketing and management","Former Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint Systems","Founder of Catalina Marketing Corporation","Significant risk and financial experience","Audit Committee Financial Expert"] | ["C","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kenneth S. Dixon | President and CEO, TDS Telecommunications LLC ("TDS Telecom"); Director of TDS, President and CEO of TDS Telecom; Director and President and CEO, TDS Telecom | 57 | ["33 years in the telecommunications industry","Leadership, marketing, sales, and operational skills","Former President of Consumer Markets for Verizon","CEO of Tillman FiberCo","Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University"] | ["Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kimberly D. Dixon | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at FedEx Office; Director of TDS; Private Investor; Member | 63 | ["former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Office","substantial experience in executive leadership position at FedEx Office","operating and financial management experience","experience in consumer and business marketing","sales and distribution strategies","over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry","experience serving on the board of directors of James Avery Craftsman, Inc.","Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania","MBA from Pennsylvania State University","NACD Governance Fellow","CERT certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by Carnegie Mellon University","former positions at Sprint Nextel Corporation, including Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales and Distribution"] | ["AC","CHRC","Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Resources Committee","Technology Advisory Group Committee","Technology Advisory Group (TAG) Committee"] | 2026 |
| LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. | Director and Vice Chair, TDS, Former President and CEO, TDS | 79 | ["substantial experience in TDS and its subsidiaries","former trustee of the TDS Voting Trust","director and Vice Chair of TDS","former President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS","chairperson of TAG"] | ["AC","CHRC","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology Advisory Group Committee","Technology Advisory Group (TAG) Committee"] | 2026 |
| Letitia G. Carlson, MD | Director of TDS, Physician and Clinical Professor at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates | 65 | [] | [] | 2026 |
| Letitia G. Carlson, MD, MPH, FACP | Physician and Clinical Professor at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates | 65 | ["substantial experience and expertise with respect to TDS and its subsidiaries","many years as an investor in TDS","trustee of the TDS Voting Trust","director of TDS","MD from Harvard Medical School","Master of Public Health (MPH) from George Washington University","Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)"] | [] | 2026 |
| Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. | Director of TDS, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, McKesson Corporation; Member | 53 | ["substantial operating and financial management experience in finance and accounting","over two decades of experience in finance and accounting","risk management","internal audit","shared services","SEC reporting","treasury","M&A integration","portfolio optimization","Certified Public Accountant","Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Morehouse College","Audit Committee Financial Expert"] | ["AC","Audit Committee","Technology Advisory Group Committee","Technology Advisory Group (TAG) Committee"] | 2026 |
| Prudence E. Carlson | Director of TDS, Private Investor | 74 | ["substantial experience, expertise and qualifications with respect to TDS and its subsidiaries","years as an investor in TDS","trustee of the TDS Voting Trust","director of TDS","Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University"] | [] | 2026 |
| Vicki L. Villacrez | Director and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TDS | 64 | ["over thirty years at the TDS enterprise","significant experience in finance, accounting, financial planning and strategic analysis","Senior Vice President Finance and CFO at TDS Telecom (2017-2022)","Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Upper Iowa University","MBA from Edgewood College","CPA"] | [] | 2026 |
| Wade Oosterman | Former President, Bell Media and Vice Chair, BCE & Bell; Director of TDS; Independent Director; Member | 65 | ["former President, Bell Media","Vice Chair, BCE and Bell","Substantial experience in executive leadership roles at BCE","President and CEO of Peyden Inc.","Expertise in wireless, residential and small business segments","Background in media including television, radio and digital","Deep brand and marketing experience from Chief Brand Officer roles","Leader in social and digital media, video streaming platforms, smart data and IoT","Holds a BA and MBA from Western University"] | ["AC","CHRC","Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Resources Committee","Strategy Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Walter C. D. Carlson | Director and Executive Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS; Chair of the Board and Non-Independent Director; Director and Chair of the Board and President and CEO, TDS | 72 | ["substantial experience, expertise and qualifications with respect to TDS and its subsidiaries","investor in TDS","trustee of the TDS Voting Trust","director of TDS and Array","senior executive officer at TDS","shareholder with a significant economic stake in TDS","member and chairperson of the TDS Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee since 2004","J.D. from Harvard University","Senior Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP from 2023 through January 2025","Partner for more than five years at Sidley Austin LLP"] | ["C","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
