NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Edward Whitacre, Jr.

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., commonly known as Ed Whitacre, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc.. The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... AT&T Inc. ...

Whitacre began his career with Sears in 1963 as a facility engineer. In October 1988, Whitacre was made president and chief operating officer of Regional Bell Operating Company, Southwestern Bell Corporation. Two years later, Whitacre obtained his current position as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. In 1995, Southwestern Bell Corporation changed its name to SBC Communications. Whitacre led SBC through a series of mergers and acquisitions in building the largest provider of both local long distance telephone services and wireless service (through its Cingular division) in the United States. These acquisitions included Pacific Telesis (1997), SNET (1998), Comcast Cellular (1999), Ameritech (1999) and AT&T (2005), from which the post-merger company took its name, as well as the 2006 acquisition of Bell South. This article refers to Sears as it existed prior to its merger with Kmart. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Map of the original and current companies. ... SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... For current information on this topic, see AT&T. Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company and the largest broadband (second overall) Internet service provider in the United States. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ameritech (American Information Technologies) is a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. ... AT&T Inc. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

Whitacre was a native of Ennis, Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas (USA). ... Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas (USA). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Industrial engineering is a branch in engineering that concerns the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, knowledge, equipment, energy, material and process. ...

On June 23, 2006, he and the CEO of BellSouth were brought in under the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee following the AT&T-BellSouth merger. Most questions to Whitacre were regarding possible customer information leaks to the NSA. He was not forthcoming about this issue, to some of the Senators' (particularly Senator Arlen Specter's) chagrin. He is a vocal detractor of Net Neutrality. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... NSA can stand for: National Security Agency of the USA The British Librarys National Sound Archive This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Network neutrality. ...

On April 27, 2007, at the AT&T annual stockholders meeting, Ed announced his intent to retire as Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer at AT&T Inc., effective June 3. The Board of Directors elected Randall Stephenson to succeed Ed as the new CEO and Chairman of the Board.

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Corporate Directors	Edward E. Whitacre Jr. - Chairman and CEO · Gilbert F. Amelio · August A. Busch III · Martin K. Eby, Jr. · James A. Henderson · Charles F. Knight · Lynn M. Martin · John B. McCoy · Mary S. Metz · Toni Rembe · S. Donley Ritchey · Joyce M. Roche · Laura D. Tyson · Patricia P. Upton
Holding Companies	AT&T Corp. · Ameritech · BellSouth · Pacific Telesis · SBC Communications · Southern New England Telecommunications
Bell Operating Companies	Illinois Bell · Indiana Bell · Michigan Bell · Nevada Bell · Ohio Bell · Pacific Bell · South Central Bell · Southern Bell · Southwestern Bell · Wisconsin Bell
Other Operating Companies	Southern New England Telephone · Woodbury Telephone
Long Distance Services	AT&T Communications · Alascom · BellSouth Long Distance · SBC Long Distance · SNET America
AT&T Mobility	AT&T Wireless · Ameritech Mobile Communications · BellSouth Mobility · BellSouth Mobility DCS · Pacific Bell Wireless · Pacific Bell Wireless Northwest · SBC Wireless · SNET Mobility · Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems · Southwestern Bell Wireless
Internet services	AT&T Business Internet · AT&T WorldNet · AT&T Yahoo! · Prodigy
Video Services	U-Verse · AT&T Homezone
AT&T Advertising & Publishing	Ameritech Publishing · BellSouth Advertising & Publishing · Pacific Bell Directory · SNET Information Services · Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages
Internet directories	AnyWho.com · Yellowpages.com
Intellectual Property	AT&T Knowledge Ventures · BellSouth Intellectual Property
Research & Developement	AT&T Labs
Other Assets	Sterling Commerce · Telmex
Annual Revenue: $64.134 billion USD ( FY 2006) · Employees: 301,000 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: T · Website: att.com AT&T Inc. ... Corporate redirects here. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Gil Amelio Gilbert F. Amelio (born March 1, 1943 in New York City) is an American technology executive. ... This page is for 4th generation brewing magnate, August Busch III. For other persons see August Busch. ... Martin K. Eby, Jr. ... James A. Henderson was Chairman of the Board from 1995 and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 of Cummins Inc. ... Charles F. Knight is chairman emeritus of Emerson Electric Co. ... Lynn M. Martin is a former Professor at the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University from 1993 until 1999 and Chair of the Council for the Advancement of Women and Advisor to the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Deloittes internal human resources and minority advancement... John B. McCoy was Chairman from November 1999 and Chief Executive Officer from October 1998 of BANK ONE CORPORATION (commercial and consumer bank) until his retirement in December 1999, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor, BANC ONE CORPORATION, from 1987 to 1998. ... Toni Rembe was a partner in the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, San Francisco, California, from 1971 until her retirement in December 2004. ... S. Donley Ritchey is Managing Partner of Alpine Partners (a family investment general partnership), Danville, California, and has served in this capacity since 1981. ... Joyce M. Roche is President and Chief Executive Officer of Girls Incorporated (a national nonprofit research, education, and advocacy organization), New York, New York, and has served in this capacity since September 2000. ... Laura DAndrea Tyson is currently Dean of the London Business School. ... Patricia P. Upton, age 66, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aromatique, Inc. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation (NYSE: T) is an American telecommunications company. ... Ameritech (American Information Technologies) is a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For current information on this topic, see AT&T. Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. ... SBC Communications NYSE: SBC is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. ... Bell System trademark used by AT&T and affiliated companies from 1921 to 1939 The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their... Illinois Bell is the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Illinois. ... Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. ... Michigan Bell was one of the 22 Local Exchange Carriers that were part of the AT&T Bell System. ... Nevada Bell was the name of the Pacific Telesis telephone operations in Nevada. ... The Ohio Bell Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio. ... Pacific Bell logo Pacific Bell was a telephone company which provided service in the state of California. ... For the Regional Bell Operating Company created in 1984 as a holding company, see BellSouth. ... For the Regional Bell Operating Company created in 1984 as a holding company, see BellSouth. ... For information on holding company Southwestern Bell Corporation, later SBC Communications, Inc. ... Wisconsin Bell, Inc. ... The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. ... The Woodbury Telephone Company is a telephone company serving Woodbury, Connecticut. ... Long distance in telecommunications, refers to telephone calls made outside a certain area, usually characterized by an area code outside of a local call area. ... AT&T Communications, Inc. ... AT&T Alascom is an Alaskan telecommunications company; specifically, an interexchange carrier (IXC). ... BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. ... SBC Long Distance LLC is a long distance telephone company owned by AT&T. SBC Long Distance competes with other long distance providers whom provide service within the Bell Operating Company service boundaries of AT&T. SBC Long Distance started in 1996 as Southwestern Bell Long Distance, created as a... SNET America, Inc. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ... Ameritech Cellular was the first company in the United States to provide cellular mobile phone service to the general public. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... BellSouth Mobility DCS was a mobile phone network operated by the American landline telephone company BellSouth. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... Cingular Wireless LLC is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... â€œAT&T Wirelessâ€ redirects here. ... AT&T Business Internet provides internet solutions with high performance internet access. ... AT&T WorldNet is an internet service launched in 1996 by AT&T Corp. ... AT&T Yahoo! logo AT&T Yahoo! is an information service from SBC Internet Services. ... This article refers to the now defunct Prodigy Communications Corporation that was purchased by SBC Communications, Inc. ... AT&T U-verse is the brand name for AT&T Inc. ... AT&T Advertising & Publishing is the collective d/b/a name of the directory and publishing operations of AT&T Inc. ... Ameritech Publishing, Inc. ... BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation, or BAPCO, publishes telephone directories for BellSouth customers. ... Pacific Bell Directory Holdings was the advertising/publishing division of the Pacific Telesis Group. ... SNET Information Services, Inc. ... Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages logo, 1984-1994 Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, nicknamed SWBYPS (pronounced swa-bips), was formed in 1984 upon the breakup of AT&T. SWBYPS also referred to the following publishing/advertising companies of Southwestern Bell Corp. ... AnyWho. ... YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC is a joint venture between AT&T and BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. ... For the 2006 film, see Intellectual Property (movie). ... AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. is the holding company used for AT&T, Inc. ... BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation was the division of BellSouth responsible for trademarks, logos, design marks, and other intellectual properties. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ... AT&T Labs is the research & development arm of American telecommunications giant, AT&T. AT&T Labs originated in 1996, when AT&T spun-off most of its Bell Labs research business as Lucent Technologies. ... Sterling Commerce is a company that provides business process integration solutions to organizations in various industries, including retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare and telecom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... 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