BellSouth Announces Officer Moves
25 Novembre 2003 - 3:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
BellSouth Announces Officer Moves ATLANTA, Nov. 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth announced today that it is
consolidating its staff functions under Mark Feidler, who returns
to the company as chief staff officer. Feidler will report to Duane
Ackerman and have responsibility for planning and development,
corporate compliance, advertising, public relations, human
resources and diversity initiatives. He has served as chief
operating officer at Cingular for the past two-and-a-half years.
"Mark has done an excellent job of building and guiding Cingular's
operations," said Duane Ackerman, chairman and chief executive
officer of BellSouth. "We are glad to have him back as we chart the
future course of BellSouth." Reporting to Feidler will be Barry
Boniface, vice president of planning and development; Becky Dunn,
senior vice president of corporate compliance and corporate
secretary; Scott Frank, president of BellSouth Intellectual
Property Management Corp; Randy Hudon, director of corporate
aviation; William Pate, vice president of advertising and public
relations; and Dick Sibbernsen, vice president of human resources.
Chief Diversity Officer Valencia Adams, also reporting to Feidler,
will continue to work closely with Ackerman as he chairs the
BellSouth Diversity Council. Ralph de la Vega will leave his
position as BellSouth's president of Latin American operations to
replace Feidler as Cingular's chief operating officer. He will
report to Cingular CEO Stan Sigman. Dick Anderson, in his role as
president of customer markets, will continue to bring enhanced
products and services to customers. "Dick has contributed to
BellSouth's positive revenue growth and comprehensive customer
packaged products. We will count on him to continue in this
important role for BellSouth," Ackerman said. Reporting to Dick
will be Jan Funderburg, who has been named president of consumer
operations. Ron Frieson, vice president of transition and strategy,
will report to Funderburg. Rex Adams, president of BellSouth Long
Distance, will add vice president of product development and
management to his duties, and will continue to report to Anderson.
Donna Lee, chief marketing officer; Fred Shaftman, president of
BellSouth Business; and David Scobey, president of small business
services, will continue to report to Anderson. Ike Harris has been
named president of BellSouth Enterprises, reporting to Duane
Ackerman. He will be responsible for the corporation's European and
Latin American operations, as well as Advertising and Publishing.
"Ike's experience and expertise is going to be counted on to put a
sharp focus on these important BellSouth's businesses," said
Ackerman. Reporting to Harris will be Elmer Smith, president of
A&P, Phil Wallace, president of European operations, and
Paulino Barros, newly-named president of Latin American operations.
Keith Cowan has been appointed president of interconnection
services and will be responsible for BellSouth's wholesale
operations. "As one of the future leaders of our business, we want
to take the opportunity to expand his experience in field
operations," Ackerman said. Richard Burns has been named vice
president of centers and operations support, and Bill Smith will be
chief technology officer. All three will report to Rod Odom,
president of network services. "Today's announcements will provide
for new energy and new perspectives as we continue to meet the
competitive challenges of the telecommunications marketplace,"
Ackerman said. All changes are effective January 1, 2004. About
BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100
communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
BellSouth serves more than 45 million local, long distance,
Internet and wireless customers in the United States and 13 other
countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction,
BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data solutions to
large, medium and small businesses. In the residential market,
BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice
features and other services. BellSouth also offers long distance
service throughout its markets, serving both business and
residential customers. The company's BellSouth Answers(SM) package
combines local and long distance service with an array of calling
features; wireless data, voice and e-mail services; and high-speed
DSL or dial-up Internet service. BellSouth also provides online and
directory advertising services through BellSouth(R)
RealPages.com(SM) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). BellSouth owns 40
percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless
company, which provides innovative data and voice services.
DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: LeAnn Hansen of
BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-249-2839 Web site:
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