Technology Veteran Leads Company's World-Class Global Network, Commitment
to Acceleration of Next-Generation Converged Services
SAN ANTONIO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:
T) today announced the appointment of John Donovan to the position of chief
technology officer.
Based in San Antonio, Donovan will oversee the company's global
technology direction and innovation road map, including product
development, network and engineering operations, AT&T Labs and the security
and intellectual property organizations.
"This change marks an important step in our mission to connect people
where they live and work," said John Stankey, AT&T president of Telecom
Operations. "John Donovan brings the vision and expertise to accelerate the
evolution of our strong wireless and wireline network assets and to help
deliver the next evolution of converged services."
Donovan previously was executive vice president of product, sales,
marketing and operations at Verisign Inc., a diverse technology company
that provides Internet infrastructure services. Before that, he was
chairman and CEO for inCode Telecom Group Inc. and a director of industry
practices for telecom and media at Deloitte Consulting.
"I'm excited to join AT&T at such a dynamic time in the company's
history," said Donovan. "I look forward to continuing AT&T's long history
of innovation and spearheading the development and deployment of advanced
network technologies that will enable the convergence of new voice, data
and video services for consumers and businesses."
Donovan replaces Chris Rice, who assumes the new role of executive vice
president of Shared Services.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings.
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