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.
[5] 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.