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David J. Grain, Founder and CEO

David J. Grain, is the founder, and CEO of Grain Communications Group, Inc., ("GCGI"). Prior to forming GCGI, Mr. Grain served as President of Global Signal Inc. (formerly NYSE listed GSL) from its emergence from bankruptcy through its operational turnaround. Global Signal was one of the largest independent wireless communications tower companies in North America with a leading presence in the southeastern U.S. Under Mr. Grain's leadership Global Signal grew its portfolio from approximately 2,000 towers to over 11,000 communication sites in all 50 states, Canada and the U.K. through numerous acquisitions including the $1.202 billion agreement with the Sprint Corporation for the exclusive right to lease and/or operate more than 6,600 wireless communication towers and related assets. In January of 2007 Global Signal was acquired by Crown Castle International (NYSE - CCI) for $5.7 billion. Mr. Grain is also a member of BENS (Business Executive for National Security).

Prior to joining Global Signal, Mr. Grain served as Senior Vice President of AT&T Broadband's New England Region, the third-largest cable cluster in the United States with revenues of over $1.5 billion, serving over 2 million cable subscribers and employing a workforce of more than 5,000. Prior to leading this operation, Mr. Grain spent more than a decade in the financial services industry, most recently at Morgan Stanley in New York where he focused primarily on telecommunications, media and technology companies.

Mr. Grain earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the College of the Holy Cross in 1984 and a Masters of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1989 with a concentration on Finance and Business Strategy.

Email: dg@gcgi.com | Direct: 941.379.1200 | Fax: 941.373.0031