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Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio has spent more than three decades as a technologist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and businessman. He has managed major corporations in the fields of semiconductors, telecommunications and computers and has achieved the successful turnaround of one Fortune 500 company and a string of business, scientific, and technological successes. In 1996, Dr. Amelio was elected chairman and CEO of Apple Computer, Inc. During the following almost two years he restored Apple to financial stability and launched a series of products which lead to Apple's return to its former position as the industry innovation leader. Dr. Amelio was formerly president of Rockwell Semiconductor Products (originally known as the Electronics Devices Division) and was promoted to president of Rockwell Communications Systems. Rockwell spun out the division as a public company now known as Conexant. Today, Conexant is a leader in digital data communications chips. In 1991, he was elected chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor Corporation. During the next five years he returned the company to profitability by focusing the company on mixed signal technology products. Dr. Amelio is presently a senior partner at Sienna Ventures, an early-stage technology investment partnership headquartered in Sausalito, California. Prior to joining Sienna Ventures, he was managing general partner, chairman and CEO of Beneventure Capital, a private equity investment firm based in San Francisco. The Beneventure investments are now being harvested and Gil remains Chairman and CEO. He is the co-author of three books and is a frequent invited lecturer.

Joyce M. Roché is president and chief executive officer of Girls Incorporated (a national nonprofit research, education, and advocacy organization in New York, New York) and has served in this capacity since September 2000. Ms. Roché was an independent marketing consultant from 1998 to 2000. She was president and chief operating officer of Carson, Inc. from 1996 to 1998 and executive vice president of global marketing of Carson, Inc. from 1995 to 1996. Ms. Roché has been a director of AT&T since October 1998. She served as a director of Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation from 1997 until the company was acquired by AT&T (then known as SBC Communications Inc.) in 1998. She is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Public Policy Committee. She is a director of Macy's, Inc. and Tupperware Brands Corporation.

Lynn M. Martin, 68, served as Secretary of Labor under President George H.W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. Ms. Martin is the President of Martin Hall Group LLC, a consulting firm. She is a regular commentator, panelist, columnist and speaker on issues relating to the changing global economic and political environment. Ms. Martin was the Davie Chair at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Fellow of the Kennedy School Institute of Politics. Ms. Martin was elected to the Board of Directors in August 1993 and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Martin serves on the Boards of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company, AT&T Inc., The Dreyfus Funds, Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.

Keith Cambron is President & CEO of AT&T Labs, Inc., AT&T's applied research and development subsidiary. He has a broad range of knowledge in telecommunications networks, technology and design, and experience ranging from circuit board and software design to the implementation of large public networks. His expertise extends to the areas of switching, call processing, line and trunk signaling, SS7, VF and RF transmission, system testing, Telco operations and traffic engineering, network reliability and performance analysis. Before the recent merger with AT&T, Cambron served as the President & CEO of SBC Laboratories, Inc. This role enabled him to bridge the innovation in the labs to bottom-line results for SBC companies. Cambron has been profiled in Telephony and America's Network, and was published in the Proceedings of the IEEE Community Network Conference of 1992 and 1995. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and he received Telephony Magazine’s Network Design and Implementation Award for Fiber in the Loop in 1995. His article, “The Next Generation Network and Why We’ll Never See It,” published in the October 2006 Issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine, was one of the top 10 downloads among the 10 Communications Society (ComSoc) publications for a few months after publication. He received the 2007 IEEE ComSoc CQR Chairman’s Award from the Technical Committee on Communications Quality & Reliability (CQR) for sustained contributions in the field of network reliability, technology introduction, and leadership in the research and development of telecommunications systems. He received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Missouri, and M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. Cambron is a retired Commander in the United States Naval Reserve.

John Stankey, president and CEO of AT&T Operations, Inc., is responsible for network operations, technology planning, information technology, and shared services for the wireless and wired networks. He is also responsible for improving overall service quality and customer retention, and cost-effectively integrating network architecture, operations and service delivery. He was appointed to his current position in October 2008. Since October 2007, Stankey served as group president-Telecom Operations, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, operations and network for the company's five regional telecom units, in addition to customer care, IT, core network operations, planning and engineering, AT&T Labs, procurement and corporate real estate. Prior to this he served as group president-Operations Support, responsible for planning, building and maintaining AT&T's wireline and wireless networks, overseeing AT&T Labs, delivery of Internet Protocol (IP) TV, information technology, customer experience, real estate and procurement. Previously, he served as senior executive vice president and chief technology officer for AT&T, where he was responsible for information technology, product development, network planning, customer experience, procurement and real estate. He was appointed to this position in October 2004. He has also served as senior executive vice president and chief information officer of SBC Communications Inc., where he was responsible for corporatewide information technology functions, including data center operations, e-business directions and implementation, billing systems design and billing operations. Starting in 2001, Mr. Stankey served as president and chief executive officer of SBC Southwest, where he was responsible for overall leadership in the SBC Southwest and SBC SNET regions, with direct responsibility for network and overall leadership for consumer and business sales, service and external affairs. He also served as president-Business Communications Services for SBC Southwestern Bell, where he was responsible for all business market sales and customer service in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, a position he held since October 2001. Before that, he served as president-Industry Markets, where he oversaw SBC's wholesale business, including sales, account management, access service operations, market planning, product development, business methods and operation support systems. These customers included interexchange carriers, payphone service providers, wireless providers and competitive local service and access providers. He was appointed to this position in January 2000. Mr. Stankey began his career with Pacific Bell in 1985 and has extensive experience in sales operations. He served as executive director over Pacific Bell's advanced communications network and local wholesale operations before becoming vice president-Industry Markets for SBC Telecommunications in 1998. A native of California, Mr. Stankey earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 1985 and a master's degree in business administration from UCLA in 1991.

Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, is responsible for all consumer marketing, sales, content and converged services, customer care and operations for wireless and wireline services. He also represents AT&T's entire wireless business to industry and financial markets. He was appointed to this expanded role in October 2008. In October 2007, he returned to wireless to serve as president and CEO-AT&T Mobility. He had previously served as chief operating officer of Cingular Wireless from 2004 to 2006, responsible for technology planning, network operations, marketing, sales and customer care. Between those two positions, he served as group president-Regional Telecommunications and Entertainment, with responsibility for overall leadership in regional wireline, including consumer, regional business sales and network. He was appointed to that post in January 2007, after the close of the AT&T-BellSouth merger, which consolidated ownership of Cingular. Before joining Cingular in January 2004, he served as president-BellSouth Latin America, with overall responsibility for BellSouth's operations in 11 countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil and Guatemala. He also has served as BellSouth's president of Broadband and Internet Services. In this position, he had overall responsibility for the deployment, marketing and operations of broadband services. In addition, he had responsibility for BellSouth Internet Services and BellSouth's rapidly growing data support groups. Mr. de la Vega started his career in 1974 with BellSouth (then Southern Bell) as a management assistant. He has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Network Planning, Consumer Services, Engineering and Operations — including a rotational assignment at Telcordia (Bellcore) — and was responsible for all BellSouth Telecommunications Network Operations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. de la Vega's involvement with the community is extensive. He is a member of the Board of Directors of both Junior Achievement Worldwide and the Boy Scouts of America. He plays a leadership role in helping both organizations recruit Hispanic youth. In 2008, Hispanic Business magazine named him among its "Corporate Elite,"; and Latino Leaders magazine named him among its "101 Top Hispanic Leaders."; Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology named him among the "50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business"; from 2003-2007, and, in 2004, Hispanic Trends magazine named him among its "Top 100 Professionals."; A native of Cuba, he holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Florida Atlantic University and a master's degree in business administration from Northern Illinois University, and he has completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia.

Randall L. Stephenson is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of AT&T Inc. He was appointed to the position in 2007. Since becoming chairman, Mr. Stephenson has strengthened AT&T's position as the world's largest telecommunications company, including being #1 in wireless smartphones, wireless data, global business solutions, broadband, voice and local search advertising, and is continuing to gain momentum in video entertainment. Mr. Stephenson previously served as the company's chief operating officer, from April 2004 to June 2007, where he was responsible for all wireless and wired operations, and as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer for SBC Communications (today AT&T), from August 2001 to May 2004. Mr. Stephenson was appointed to AT&T's board of directors in 2005. Born in Oklahoma City, Mr. Stephenson began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1982 in the information technology organization in Oklahoma. He then progressed through a series of leadership positions including an assignment in Mexico City as SBC International's director of finance, overseeing SBC's ownership interest in Teléfonos de México. In 1996 he was named controller for SBC Communications. Additionally, Mr. Stephenson served as senior vice president-Consumer Marketing. He is a member of the board of directors of Emerson and a national board member of Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Stephenson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Ray Wilkins, CEO-AT&T Diversified Businesses, is responsible for international investments, advertising and publishing, Sterling Commerce, Customer Information Services and consumer wireless initiative in India. Previously, Mr. Wilkins served as group president and chief executive officer-SBC Enterprise Business Services, with responsibility for serving the company's 12,000 largest business customers and overseeing sales, customer care, data solutions engineering, consulting and operations of the company's advanced data and Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Before that, Mr. Wilkins served as group president-SBC Marketing and Sales, with responsibility for all marketing and sales, including product development, sales support, business communications services and global and consumer markets, which then represented a $30 billion revenue stream. In September 2000, he assumed the role of president and CEO of SBC Pacific Bell, where he was responsible for all business and consumer market sales, customer service, network services and external affairs in California and Nevada In 1999, he was named president-SBC Business Communications Services, with responsibility for providing complete telecommunications and data communications solutions to more than 3 million small, medium and large business customers nationwide. Before that, he served as president and CEO of Southwestern Bell Telephone, with responsibility for providing communications products and services throughout the region. In 1997, he served as president of Pacific Bell Business Communications Services, with responsibility for all business market sales, customer service, network integration and information services, as well as overall financial performance. He assumed that position after having served as president for the Kansas/Western Missouri market area. Mr. Wilkins began his career as a commercial assistant with Southwestern Bell Telephone in Houston in 1974. Mr. Wilkins is presiding director of the board of H&R Block and past chairman of the board of Cingular Wireless. He is also a member of the boards of Teléfonos de México, América Móvil, The Tiger Woods Foundation, the Advisory Council of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and the AT&T Foundation. He has received numerous honors and recognition for his contributions both inside and outside of the company. In 2006, he was recognized as one of "The 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology" by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine and was named one of "The Top 100 Blacks in Corporate America" by Black Professionals magazine. In 2005, he was named one of "The 75 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America" by Black Enterprise magazine. In 2005, as well as in 2002, he was named one of "The 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology" by eAccess Corp., an online publisher. In 2002, he was named by Fortune magazine as one of the "Nation's 50 Most Powerful Black Executives" and was honored as a "distinguished alumnus" of the Waco Independent School District in 2000. Black Enterprise named him one of the "Top 50 African Americans" in 1999. And in 1997, he received the Eagle Award from the National Eagles Leadership Institute and was named CEO of the Year by the Minority Supplier Council. Mr. Wilkins earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974. He attended the University of Pittsburgh's management program for executives in October 1987.

Ron Spears, president and CEO-AT&T Business Solutions, is responsible for all business products and services, including business marketing, sales, customer care and operations for wireless and wired. He was appointed to his current position in October 2008. Previously he served as group president-Global Business Services, where he was responsible for leading the company's sales, marketing and customer care operations for Enterprise and Wholesale customers worldwide. He was appointed to this position in April 2007. Since May 2006, Mr. Spears has served as executive vice president-Business Sales, where he was responsible for developing and executing AT&T's retail sales strategy across multiple segment organizations: Signature Client Group, Enterprise, Select, Global Services and Government Solutions. Prior to that, he served as vice president-Signature Client Group, where he was responsible for AT&T's Signature Client Group sales team, which serves AT&T's largest multinational corporations. Before joining AT&T in March 2002, Mr. Spears was chairman of Vaultus, Inc., which provides wireless mobility solutions for enterprise customers. He also served as president and chief executive officer of CMGI Solutions, an enterprise-focused Internet solutions provider, and as president and chief operating officer of e.Spire Communications, an integrated communications provider. Mr. Spears has served as corporate vice president at Citizens Utilities, where he managed the company's independent telephone company operations in 13 states. A pioneer in the competitive long distance industry, Mr. Spears managed MCI's Midwest division, where he helped create a national account sales effort that led to MCI's first sales to major corporate customers. He began his telecommunications career as a manager with AT&T Long Lines in 1978 after eight years as an officer in the U.S. Army. Mr. Spears is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds a master's degree in public service from Western Kentucky University.

Forrest Miller is group president-Corporate Strategy and Development for AT&T. In this role he is responsible for corporate strategy, business development and mergers and acquisitions for the corporation. From December 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Miller was group president-Strategic Initiatives and Human Resources. Before that, Mr. Miller was group president of AT&T Corp., responsible for leading the Global Enterprise division of AT&T. He assumed this responsibility in November 2005, immediately after the close of the merger between SBC Communications and AT&T Corp. He had overall responsibility for the integration of the two companies’ enterprise operations. Previously, Mr. Miller served as group president-External Affairs and Planning for SBC, where he was responsible for government and regulatory affairs and for corporate strategic planning. Before that, he served in a variety of key roles at SBC, including group president-Corporate Planning, president and CEO-SBC Southwestern Bell, president and CEO-SBC SNET and president and CEO-SBC Directory Services. He began his telecommunications career in 1984 with Pacific Telesis Group, which was acquired by SBC in 1997. Previous to that, Mr. Miller was a supervising consultant at the management consulting firm, Marakon Associates, and before that he was a senior accountant at the public accounting firm, Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Miller is a member of Board of Directors for PG&E Corporation, as well as the Board of its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In addition, he currently serves on the management board of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He is also on the board of the Winston School in San Antonio and a trustee of Trinity University in San Antonio. He has served on the board of the SBC Cotton Bowl and as chairman of the board of the Yellow Pages Publishers Association. He was also vice chairman of the Connecticut Governor’s Council on Economic Development and Technology and was appointed by the governor of Connecticut as a member of the Bradley International Airport Executive Council. Mr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Fred Devereux oversees all financial and operational matters for AT&T’s wireless business in the western United States, including profit and loss responsibility for all field operations. Devereux began his wireless telecommunications career as a Major Account Sales representative with AT&T. In 1990 he joined Los Angeles Cellular where held a number of sales and management positions and grew with the company as it went through a series of mergers and acquisitions. In 2002, Devereux served as the Vice President of Sales with AT&T Wireless in San Francisco where he was responsible for business and financial matters for the Bay Area and Central California. He continued in that position until 2005, when he was named Vice President and General Manager of Cingular Wireless in the Northern California market - including Reno, Nevada – with responsibility for all aspects of service including building networks, marketing, and sales. Devereux holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Arizona State University as well as a Master’s Degree from Chapman University in Orange, California.

Glenn Lurie is president of National Distribution for AT&T's wireless operations, responsible for National Retail Operations, National Dealers, Direct Mail/Direct Response, Resale, eStore Sales and Service via att.com/wireless, as well as Prepaid/Hybrid Sales through all distribution channels. He is responsible for growing the business inside of national channels with a focus on acquiring quality customers and developing quality business partners. Glenn joined the former AT&T Wireless in 1990, and held several sales, marketing and operation positions throughout his tenure. As senior vice president-West Region, he was responsible for the market operations in ten western states, representing more than 40 percent of the company's overall business. Prior to leading the company's market operations in the west, Lurie held senior executive positions including Regional Vice President for the California/Hawaii region and Vice President and General Manager for Los Angeles after advancing from a similar position for Arizona. Prior to coming to the wireless industry, Lurie was a professional soccer player for teams representing Cleveland, Atlanta and Portland. Lurie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Marketing from Seattle Pacific University.

Kent Mathy is president– Small Business for AT&T's wireless operations. Mathy is responsible for the overall customer experience for AT&T’s wireless small business clients, including marketing, sales and customer care, as well as AT&T’s portfolio of smartphones and other business-oriented devices. Prior to this role, Mathy was president-Business Markets Group, responsible for all business customers at the former Cingular Wireless. He held a similar position at the former AT&T Wireless. Mathy joined AT&T Wireless Services in 2003 as senior vice president, responsible for the Enterprise Solutions Group. Mathy was previously chairman and CEO of Celox Networks, where he defined and led the company's overall business strategy, delivering next generation IP switching solutions to network service providers worldwide. Before joining Celox Networks, Mathy was with AT&T, prior to its merger with SBC, for more than 18 years holding numerous management positions nationwide. Mathy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He has also completed the Executive Program at the University of Michigan.

LeAnn Priebe oversees all financial and operational matters for AT&T's wireless operations in the central United States, which includes profit and loss responsibility for all field operations and employees. She held a similar position at Cingular Wireless. Prior to this role, Priebe was regional president-Wireless Operations/West, responsible for all aspects of the unit's sales operations in 14 midwest, south central, and western states. Before that, Priebe served as regional president of the Southeast region. Priebe began her career at BellSouth Mobility, working in a variety of local and regional management positions in Business Operations, Retail Operations, Finance, Sales, and Marketing, before being named to a general manager position in Florida and Tennessee. Priebe completed her undergraduate studies in accounting at the University of Alabama and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Paul Roth is president, Sales and Marketing for AT&T's wireless operations nationwide. Roth joined Cingular Wireless in December 2004 from SBC, where he was president-SBC Midwest Consumer Markets and responsible for all consumer sales and customer service in the region. Before that, he was CEO of SBC's Prodigy Communications Corporation where he oversaw dial-up and broadband Internet Service. Prior to his positions in consumer markets and Prodigy, Roth held senior executive positions for three years in sales and customer care for SBC Telecom, Inc. as well as in sales and customer care in four Midwestern states for Southwestern Bell Telephone. Roth also worked thirteen years for Southwestern Bell Wireless in Boston, Kansas City, Dallas, West Texas and Oklahoma City. He also worked for AT&T and Southwestern Bell Telephone in Dallas, where he began his career in 1981. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 1980.

Steve Hodges oversees all financial and operational matters for AT&T's wireless operations in the northeastern United States, which includes profit and loss responsibility for all field operations and employees. He held a similar position at Cingular Wireless. Prior to this role, Hodges was East Region Vice President at the former AT&T Wireless, responsible for consumer sales and distribution. Hodges has industry experience in competitive local, long distance, wireless, and cable. As an executive in both AT&T (pre SBC merger) and AT&T Wireless, Hodges led several strategic initiatives as vice president, AT&T Wireless Strategy and Development. His background in strategic planning is complimented with various roles in sales, marketing, product development, product management and operations. Hodges received a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Computer Science and Accounting from Keene College-University of New Hampshire. He also received an MBA from Lehigh University and attended the Tuck Executive Program.

Steve Sitton oversees all financial and operational matters for AT&T's wireless operations in the southeastern United States, which includes profit and loss responsibility for all field operations and employees. He held a similar position at Cingular Wireless. Prior to his role at Cingular, Sitton was president-Wireless Operations/East; before that he was regional president of Wireless Operations for the Western Region, responsible for all sales and operations for California and five other western states, including Hawaii. Sitton has extensive leadership experience in wireless communications. Prior to joining AT&T, he worked in varying roles at Pacific Bell Wireless, Cellular One and Southwestern Bell Wireless. Sitton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, Business Management, and Real Estate from East Tennessee State University.

William (Bill) Hogg is President of Network Services for AT&T’s wireless operations. Hogg oversees all phases of wireless network engineering, construction, operations and maintenance to ensure customers receive the highest quality service experience. He also is responsible for the continued deployment of AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network and for evaluating and deploying new wireless technologies that cost-effectively enhance network performance for the company’s customers. Previously, Hogg served as Senior Vice President - Network Services. He was directly responsible for the nationwide deployment of the company’s 3G network, integrating the national GSM networks of Cingular and AT&T Wireless, and streamlining the legacy cellular networks. Additionally, he managed several initiatives that enhanced operational efficiencies -- leading to a significant decrease in the cost for providing wireless service while improving overall network performance. Hogg has held several strategic network planning and new product deployment roles, including Chief Technical Officer for Cingular Interactive, where he was responsible for engineering, software and application development, and Information Technology for Cingular’s wireless data business. Hogg holds a MBA from the University of South Florida and a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

David Christopher is chief marketing officer for AT&T's wireless unit, responsible for all aspects of marketing direction and execution. He leads marketing strategy, wireless advertising and media, customer lifecycle management, product management, national promotions and pricing. Prior to his role as chief marketing officer, he served as vice president of Product Management for voice products, devices and affiliate services for AT&T's wireless unit. His responsibilities included developing and managing the company's portfolio of voice products and enhanced services, and driving the company's strategy and selection of devices to better integrate voice and data services for a simple and enhanced user experience. Before joining AT&T, Christopher worked at Palm, serving most recently as vice president - Product Marketing and Management with responsibility for the team that defines, develops and manages all Palm-branded product lines worldwide from concept through end of life. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Christopher earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

Peter A. Ritcher serves as chief financial officer for AT&T's wireless unit. Ritcher came to the AT&T wireless unit from SBC Communications, Inc., where he was vice president–Corporate Finance, responsible for all financial planning and wireline financial operations. Previously he served as vice president and controller with responsibility for all financial reporting, accounting policy, financial operations, regulatory finance, and credit and collections for SBC. Ritcher joined SBC Communications, Inc. in 1987 as a tax compliance manager. After progressing through various positions in the tax organization, he became vice president–finance and chief financial officer for Cellular One in Chicago, a subsidiary of SBC, in 1997. He was named vice president–finance and chief financial officer for SBC National, Inc. in Dallas in 1998. He was named vice president–finance for SBC Network Services in October 1999, and was named vice president and controller in September 2000. Before joining SBC, Ritcher worked for A.G. Edwards & Sons and Arthur Young & Co. in St. Louis. A native of Missouri, Ritcher earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1984.

Rick Lindner, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, is responsible for directing financial planning, accounting, tax, auditing, investment management, financing and investor and shareowner relations for AT&T. He was named senior executive vice president and chief financial officer for SBC Communications Inc. in May 2004, and remained in this position following SBC’s acquisition of AT&T in November 2005. Previously Lindner served as chief financial officer for Cingular Wireless, the joint wireless venture between SBC and BellSouth. Lindner joined Cingular from SBC Wireless Inc., where he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer. He was responsible for the headquarters operations of SBC's domestic wireless business. Lindner's areas of responsibility with SBC Wireless included strategic marketing, network planning, customer care, national sales, finance and human resources. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Southwestern Bell Wireless. There, he was in charge of all wireless operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Lindner also served as vice president and chief financial officer for Southwestern Bell Telephone in San Antonio, where he directed company financial operations. Areas of responsibility included corporate budgets, financial reporting, regulatory accounting, capital recovery, financial analysis, business planning, and credit and collections. He was appointed to this position in 1996. Lindner joined the SBC family of companies in 1986 as controller of Southwestern Bell Telecom. He became vice president and chief financial officer of Telecom in November of that year, a position he held until 1990. He then joined the holding company as director of investor relations. In 1991, he moved to Mexico City as director of finance for SBC International's Telmex operations and in 1992 he became controller for SBC in San Antonio. Prior to joining SBC, Lindner was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Turco Development Company and was audit supervisor for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Currently, Lindner serves as Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. He is also a member of the Comerica Board of Directors. A native of St. Louis, Lindner earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and he completed an advanced management program in telecommunications at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

James S. Kahan has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2007. Mr. Kahan is a former executive of AT&T where he spent nearly 38 years. During his tenure at AT&T and its predecessors, he oversaw approximately $300 billion of acquisitions and divestitures, including the acquisitions of Pacific Telesis (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications (1998), Ameritech (1999) and the former AT&T Corp. (2005), as well as Cingular Wireless’ acquisition of AT&T Wireless (2004). He was also responsible for AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth Corp. in 2006. Mr. Kahan serves as Chairman of the Business Advisory Board for the University of Texas at San Antonio and serves as a director of Amdocs Limited, which provides software products and services to the communications industry worldwide. A Missouri native, Mr. Kahan earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1979 and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro) in 1972.

Bill Blase is senior executive vice president-Human Resources, with responsibility for the development and implementation of human resources policies and practices in support of AT&T’s global workforce, as well as the company’s relationship with the unions that represent AT&T employees. From December 2005 to June 2007, Mr. Blase served as executive vice president-Labor Relations. Before that, he was president and chief executive officer of SBC Southwest, where he was responsible for overall leadership in the SBC Southwest and SBC Southern New England Telephone (SNET) regions, including network, consumer and business sales and external affairs. From April 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Blase served as president and CEO of SBC SNET, with overall responsibility for the company’s wireline operations in Connecticut. Previously, Mr. Blase was president-External Affairs for Pacific Bell, where he was responsible for all regulatory, legislative, governmental and external affairs activities. Mr. Blase began his career with SBC at Southwestern Bell in 1979 as a customer services supervisor in the Business Marketing Organization in St. Louis. After holding a variety of positions in the marketing, revenues and public affairs organizations for Southwestern Bell and in investor relations for SBC, he became director-Federal Regulatory for SBC in Washington, D.C. In 1994, Mr. Blase was appointed executive director-Regulatory Matters for Southwestern Bell in Kansas and returned to St. Louis two years later as managing director-Regulatory and External Affairs for SBC. He became president-Kansas for Southwestern Bell in 1997. Later that year, he was appointed vice president-Regulatory for Pacific Bell, where he was responsible for state regulatory relations, strategy and implementation for formal proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission and the development of regulatory public policy. Mr. Blase is a member of the board of trustees at St. Louis University. He is also a board member of the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business. Mr. Blase was born and raised in St. Louis. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Loyola University, a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and a doctorate in business administration from St. Louis University. In addition, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has served as an adjunct professor of finance at George Mason University.

Bill Hague is responsible for developing international strategy for AT&T's wireless operations, including the development of international partnerships and the implementation of domestic and international roaming agreements. He also manages the company's wireless operations in the cruise ship business. Prior to this role, Hague was executive vice president–International Roaming and Development, responsible for developing and implementing the former AT&T Wireless' international partner and roaming strategies for voice and data. During this time, AT&T Wireless' international roaming capabilities grew from 3 to 180 countries. Hague previously managed AT&T Wireless' Mergers and Acquisitions Department on both the national and international front. Before joining AT&T Wireless, Hague served as Director of Legal Affairs for Pacific Northwest Cellular/Western Wireless Communications. He was also a partner at the law firm of Stokes, Eitelbach & Lawrence. Hague currently serves on the board of directors of the global GSM Association. He is also president of the African Education Foundation, a private foundation he established in 1980 after serving in the Peace Corps in West Africa. Hague holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Colorado as well as a Master's Degree in Health Administration and a J.D. from the University of Washington.

Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president-External and Legislative Affairs, is responsible for AT&T's public policy organization. He has served in this capacity since November 2005, shortly after the close of the merger between SBC Communications and AT&T Corp. Previously, Mr. Cicconi served as general counsel and executive vice president-Law and Government Affairs at AT&T Corp. Before joining AT&T in September 1998, he was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. Mr. Cicconi also served in the White House under two presidents, including two years as deputy chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush and four years as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Cicconi currently serves as a director of the El Paso Electric Company and the American Council on Germany, as a member of the University of Texas at Austin Development Board, as a trustee of the Brookings Institution and is vice president of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. He has also served as a presidential appointee to the Review Advisory Committee for UNESCO and to the Administrative Conference of the United States. Mr. Cicconi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1977. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the State Bar of Texas.

Catherine M. Coughlin is the senior executive vice president and global marketing officer of AT&T Inc., the world's largest telecommunications company. She was promoted to her current role in June 2007. Ms. Coughlin oversees brand strategy, advertising, corporate communications, events and sponsorships worldwide. She leads the effort to build and strengthen AT&T's brand and reputation for service around the globe. She reports directly to Randall Stephenson, AT&T's chairman, chief executive officer and president. Ms. Coughlin began her communications career in 1979 when she joined Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in her hometown of St. Louis. Since then, she has amassed a wide range of experience in all facets of the business, including a strong background in operations. During her 30-year career, she has held officer roles in sales, marketing, operations and advertising for AT&T. Prior to her current role, Ms. Coughlin was president and chief executive officer of AT&T Midwest, where she led the company's wireline network sales and customer service operations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. Throughout her career, Ms. Coughlin has been committed to serving the community. Her recent activities include serving on Chicago's 2016 Olympic Committee. She also serves on the board of directors of several organizations, including Northwestern University, The Chicago Network, and After School Matters. Ms. Coughlin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Northwestern University and a Master of Science in Finance degree from St. Louis University.

Charles R. Kalmanek is Vice President of Internet and Network Systems Research in AT&T Labs. Chuck manages research in algorithms and optimization; networking; optical and wireless systems; speech and natural language understanding; and multimedia services. Chuck’s lab also supports organizations throughout AT&T as a Center of Excellence for network design and performance analysis. Chuck joined AT&T Bell Labs in 1980. Chuck has extensive experience in network architecture, protocols and distributed systems. Chuck’s research background spans IP network management, access network architectures, wireless networks, voice over IP, multimedia streaming, content distribution networks, storage networks, as well as packet switch and host interface design. Chuck received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Columbia University and New York University respectively. Chuck is a recipient of AT&T’s Strategic Patent and Strategic Standards Awards. Chuck is a former co-chair of the IEEE Internet Technical Committee.

David Belanger is currently the AT&T Labs Chief Scientist, and the Vice President of Information & Software Systems Research at AT&T Labs in Florham Park, NJ. As Chief Scientist, he is responsible to the AT&T Labs CEO for: identifying pre-product technology important to the future of AT&T, evaluating technology, building alignment within AT&T on technology directions, and serving as AT&T liaison to external technical communities, specifically universities, government agencies and industrial laboratories. The Information & Software Systems Research Lab conducts research in: large scale and real time information mining related to operations of a (communications) service business; interactive, information visualization; scaleable, reliable software systems; and new, information based, communications services. It is also responsible for delivery and operations of very large scale (e.g. >300TB) near real time service management capabilities to AT&T and its customers. Dave joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1979 working in the area of database support for economic analysis for product lifecycles. This was followed by research on large scale data and information systems, and program generation for data manipulation systems. He has subsequently led research efforts in software systems and engineering, and information mining, and visualization. Prior to joining AT&T, Dave was on the Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty at University of South Alabama, a consultant for a variety of organizations, and co-founder/VP of Gulf Coast Data Systems (a computing services company). He received his B. S. from Union College (NY) in Mathematics, and an M. S. and Ph.D., also in Mathematics, from Case Western Reserve University. In 1998, Dave was awarded the AT&T Science and Technology Medal for his contributions in very large scale information mining technology. In 2006, he was named an AT&T Fellow for "lifetime contributions in software, software tools, and information mining".

Jim Callaway, senior executive vice president-Executive Operations, is responsible for AT&T Alascom, Flight Operations, executive support, merger integration, relocation of corporate headquarters and implementation of the One AT&T reorganization project. He was appointed to his current position in May 2007. Previously, he served as senior executive vice president-Business Development, where he was responsible for creating new business through emerging technologies. He was also responsible for the pre-merger integration planning for both the SBC/AT&T and the AT&T/BellSouth-Cingular mergers. Mr. Callaway began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1968. He held numerous positions in Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as assignments with AT&T Corporation in New York and New Jersey before divestiture. He also served as president of Southwestern Bell Telephone's Kansas Division; president and chief executive officer of the company's equipment subsidiary, Southwestern Bell Telecom; and the founding president and chief operating officer of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems. In addition, he was vice president-Marketing for Southwestern Bell Telephone in St. Louis and vice president-general manager for the company's South Texas market area. Mr. Callaway was appointed senior vice president-Strategic Planning for SBC Communications Inc. in 1996. In 1997, he became president-SBC California, and was in charge of all regulatory, legislative, governmental and external affairs activities for California and Nevada. In 1999, he served as group president-SBC Services in San Antonio, and was responsible for special markets, procurement and all FCC merger compliance agreements. In 2000, he served as group president responsible for international operations, Yellow Pages and Sterling Commerce. Currently, Callaway serves as Chairman of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center Board of Governors. He also serves on the boards of Arkansas State University Foundation, Golf San Antonio, St. Mary's University, the San Antonio Bowl Association, and the San Antonio Sports Foundation. He is past chairman of the Bowl Association, the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, the Free Trade Alliance, Golf San Antonio, and the Sports Foundation. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Callaway earned a degree in business administration from Arkansas State University in 1968.

August A. Busch III was chairman of the board of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (a brewing, packaging, and family entertainment holding company in St. Louis, Missouri) from 1977 until his retirement in December 2006. Mr. Busch also served as chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. from 1975 until June 2002. Mr. Busch has been a director of AT&T since October 1983. He served as a director of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from 1980 to 1983. He is the chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and a member of the Corporate Development Committee and the Executive Committee. Mr. Busch is a director of Emerson Electric Co. and Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V.