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AT&T/Bellsouth Merger Approved: shuffling execs

Discussion in 'Wireless News' started by jones, Dec 29, 2006.

  1. jones

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    http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2006/12/29/1229bizbellleaders.html

    AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    By SCOTT LEITH
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Published on: 12/29/06
    AT&T is shuffling a number of key executives as it purchases BellSouth, including a surprising shift for a well-regarded leader at Cingular Wireless.

    Ralph de la Vega, Cingular's chief operating officer, will become group president for AT&T's regional wireline operations. De la Vega, who will report to AT&T's No. 2 exec, was seen as a strong heir apparent to replace Cingular President and CEO Stan Sigman, whose retirement is not far off.

    Cingular has been a joint venture of AT&T and BellSouth.

    Industry analyst Roger Entner, of Ovum, was stunned by the announcement. "It's certainly a loss for Cingular. No doubt about it," he said.

    The upside is that de la Vega might breathe more life into the wireline business, which has suffered losses due to the migration to wireless services. "It's very positive for the wireline side," Entner said. "They get a world-class executive."

    De la Vega's top staff will include Rod Odom, who AT&T named Friday to run the company's newly acquired BellSouth operations. Odom, who has worked at BellSouth more than 20 years, will be president and CEO of AT&T Southeast, as the unit is to be known.

    Odom has been president of network services for BellSouth.

    The futures of many other leaders remain unknown. AT&T made no mention of BellSouth's president and chief operating officer, Mark Feidler, who was long expected to replace company Chairman and CEO Duane Ackerman. Ackerman will retire after serving a short term as BellSouth's chairman emeritus.

    As expected, three BellSouth directors were added to AT&T's board. They are Reuben Anderson, James Blanchard and James Kelly.

    Blanchard is well-known in Georgia business circles, as he is the retired chairman and CEO of Synovus Financial Corp. in Columbus. Kelly, meanwhile, is a familiar figure because he is a former CEO of UPS.

    Anderson is an attorney from Jackson, Miss. He will become the only African-American male on AT&T's board.
     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    Rod Odum is someone I have met, at a luncheon at CWA 3808 in Nashville during the state CWA convention two years ago (my fifth level manager). He's going from BellSouth Telecommunications VP-Network to President ATT-Southeast, wow! (Hope I've remembered the titles correctly.)

    COtech
     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal


    May be this will bring a the change of attitude at Cingualr and make it a pro-active one instead of a reactive one. And may be they will for once be the first in introducing new prices ainstead of satying on the heal of VZW. I also see that there will be a big colaboration between the wirless and wired sides and that could eb the major reason why Delavega is being moved over.
     
    #4 hf1khal, Dec 31, 2006
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    Cingular has been the first to introduce new (higher) prices in the past. ;)

    By the way, the only thing I don't like about this merger is the disappearance of the Cingular name. We'll surely miss Jack!

    [​IMG]
     
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    So is CING going to be called AT&T Wireless again... & if so when??
     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    That graphic is hysterical!!



    SW
     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal



    bobolito
    Can you make us a blue jack??

    ;) ;)
     
    #8 blsemp, Dec 31, 2006
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    They don't want to say whether it will be specifically the "AT&T Wireless" name yet. I guess they haven't decided exactly what it will be called. But it will contain the AT&T name in some form or shape. The only thing they are saying is that it will be in early 2007.

    Blsemp, how do you like this?
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    ha ha ha, somehow that looks funny.
     
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    I like the Blue Jack.

    :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
     
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    This is great, along with the other one, but this is so funny & made my New Years even better.
     
    #12 Fire14, Jan 1, 2007
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    this kinda is a dumb questions, but will Cingular's coverage in Michigan get better because of the AT&T merger?
     
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    hf1khal Who am I to judge
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    Re: AT&T shuffling execs in wake of BellSouth deal

    No one knows but what this means is a name change only for now and may be adding more cell sites is in their future plans.
     
    #14 hf1khal, Jan 1, 2007
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