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Brian Thompson has been a leader in the global competitive telecommunications industry for over three decades. Prior to joining GTT Mr. Thompson served as chairman and chief executive officer of Global TeleSystems Group Inc. and chairman and chief executive officer of LCI International. Joining LCI in 1991 Mr. Thompson led the turnaround of the company and its emergence as one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies in the U.S. In June 1998 Mr. Thompson became vice chairman of the board for Qwest until his resignation in December 1998. Mr. Thompson also served as executive vice president of MCI Communications Corporation from 1981 to 1990 with responsibility for the company's eight operating divisions including MCI International. Prior to MCI Mr. Thompson was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company where he specialized in the management of telecommunications and technology enterprises. Mr. Thompson received his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts. | 