John H. Wolaver

Americatel has been owned and operated by its parent company, Platinum Equity, LLC since 2006 and is part of a growing family of telecom companies in the Platinum Equity portfolio including Matrix Telecom. Inc., Covad Communications (www.covad.com), and DCA Services www.dcaservices.com. Americatel has been the leading provider of telecommunications services to ethnic consumers and businesses in the United States and Canada. The company also works with international long-distance carriers and Internet service providers transacting with the world's emerging economies. Americatel services connect world-wide communities through a flexible network of owned and leased facilities, operating and termination agreements, and resale arrangements. Americatel's technology assets include an extensive network of IP gateways, international gateways, and switches. Americatel Corporation services consumers in North America through its Americatel brand and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Startec Global Communications (http://www.startec.com/). Americatel-branded services are primarily targeted to Hispanic consumers in the United States. Services range from the highly recognized 1010-123 dial around service to the rapidly growing Cellular Accesso and LíneaPaís services. Americatel's spokesperson, Don Francisco, is one of the most recognized Hispanic celebrities and his television variety show reaches millions of people weekly.

Startec, Inc. engages in the conversion of waste to energy technology and in clean-burning fuels. It is involved in waste-to-energy processes, utilizing organic waste materials to produce energy and related resultant products developed from waste materials. The company is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Charollais Capital, Inc. (Charollais Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Worldwide Capital provides investment advice services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Truist, Inc. provides technology solutions. It offers campaign management solution for companies and organizations and funds distribution system for delivering funds. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

VarTec Telecom, Inc. provides local and long-distance telecommunications services to business and residential customers in the US, Canada and Europe. It has its own switching and network infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe. The company was founded by A. Joe Mitchell Jr. in February, 1989 and is located in Carrollton, TX.

Matrix Telecom LLC provides telecommunication services. It offers services under brand names such as Global Crossing, Verizon Business, XO Communications, Paetec, Broadwing, Covad, AT&T, Qwest, Unyte and Intercall. The company was founded by Charles G. Taylor in 1990 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Sricon Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. provides civil engineering construction services. It offers services in construction of cement & thermal power plants, roads & bridges, shopping & commercial complexes, steel plants, airports, sea ports, and inland container depots. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Nagpur, India

BLA Power Pvt Ltd. generates thermal power. The firm focuses on healthcare, education, cultural and religious activities, problem solver and panchvati (rural upliftment and general awareness). The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs operates as hub of Harvard Kennedy School's. It offers research, teaching, and training in international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy. The company was founded by Paul Doty in 1973 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Techni Bharathi Pvt Ltd. specializes in leasing construction equipment. It offers water pumps, crusher systems, hot mix plants, sensor pavers, bitumen sprayers, vibratory rollers and excavators. The firm engages in the engineering construction contracts for highways, bridges, dams and hydro electric projects. The company was founded on April 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Kochi, India.

Armitage Associates operates as an executive search firms. It specializes in Director, CEO, COO and VP-level searches. The firm serves the financial services, IT, infrastructure, real estate and healthcare. The company was founded by John Armitage in 1976 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Allied Telesis, Inc. manufactures networking products. Its product includes hubs, media conversion devices, network adapters, switches, routers and other networking equipment. The firm offers Ethernet/IP access solutions and IP triple play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructures. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

WOW Logistics Co, creates innovative supply chain solutions. With a nationally recognized leader in the third party logistics industry as its partner, its customers receive a winning combination of quality, service, flexibility and experience to meet the unique business requirements and improve the bottom line. With multi-temperature warehouse facilities, across Wisconsin, Idaho and Illinois and hundreds of partners nationwide, WOW can provide its customers with public and contract warehousing solutions for ambient/dry storage, refrigerated or freezer requirements. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. owns and operates hotels. It specializes in hotel management, development, procurement, and hotel financing. The company was founded in 1960 and is is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Part of International Wireless Communications Holdings, Inc., International Wireless Communications, Inc. is a company that provides communication services. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Hugh Bertram Latham McClung.