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Written by Brandon M. Langston
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Wednesday, 03 January 2007 |
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Betty
joined EarthLink in 1996 and oversaw the company's growth from a
regional ISP with 500,000 subscribers to a national service provider
with more than 5 million. He took a medical leave of absence in
November. Atlanta-based EarthLink released no other information on his
death.
"Garry was instrumental in building EarthLink into the company it is
today," company Chairman Robert M. Kavner said in a statement.
EarthLink said Mike Lunsford will remain interim CEO.
Prior to joining EarthLink, Betty served as CEO of Digital
Communications Associates Inc. — and was at the time the youngest CEO
of a company listed on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Betty, a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, began his
career at IBM Corp., and won the IBM President's Excellence Award in
1982 for his work on the original IBM PC.
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