EarthLink Loses Chairman, Gains Incubator Six months after MindSpring merged with EarthLink, the combined company's chariman has resigned. As part of EarthLink's previously announced stock repurchase plan, the company will buy 2.845 million of Brewer's shares. Sky Dayton, who founded EarthLink in 1994, will become the company's chairman, a position he held until the MindSpring merger. As founder, chairman, and CEO of MindSpring, Brewer guided the company's growth through a series of acquisitions, while building its reputation for quality service and strong customer support.
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