Charles Garrett "Garry" Betty (March 4, 1957 – January 2, 2007) was President and CEO of EarthLink, a large American Internet service provider, from 1996 until his death. During his leadership of EarthLink, Betty grew the customer base from just under 100,000 members to over 5,000,000.
EarthLink reported in a press release on November 21, 2006 (also reported by major news agencies including the Wall Street Journal) that Betty had been diagnosed with a serious form of cancer which required him to take an undetermined leave of absence. The company announced that the Board of Directors named Mike Lunsford, Vice-President of Voice and Access, as interim CEO.[6] EarthLink announced on January 3, 2007, that Betty had died at the age of 49 from complications of adrenal cortical cancer.[7]
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^ abcdRichtel, Matt (January 4, 2007). "Garry Betty, 49, Chief of the Internet Provider EarthLink, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2013. Garry Betty, who built the EarthLink Corporation from a struggling start-up into a public company that took on telecommunications giants, died Tuesday in Atlanta. He was 49. The cause was heart problems associated with adrenal cortical cancer, said Scott Hobby, a business associate and close family friend.
^1975 Cohiscan - Columbus, Ga. Vol. 62. Columbus High School Library: Taylor Publishing Company. 1975. pp. Page 282 Index Pages 28, 32, 40, 43, 48, 51, 60, 66, 74, 62, 165.