In brief: SBC execs to lead new AT&T

Once their merger is complete, AT&T will be led mostly by longtime SBC executives, according to a management lineup announced recently. SBC Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre will keep those titles following approval of SBC's $16 billion deal with AT&T, which may be completed this month. The merger transition will be led by James Callaway, who has held the title of group president of AT&T integration since February. David Dorman, chairman and CEO of AT&T, will become president of the new company and a member of the board of directors for a brief transition period before resigning. The carrier will retain its senior executive vice president and general counsel, James Ellis, who has been at SBC since 1984. SBC COO Randall Stephenson will hold the same position in the merged company.

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Once their merger is complete, AT&T will be led mostly by longtime SBC executives, according to a management lineup announced recently. SBC Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre will keep those titles following approval of SBC's $16 billion deal with AT&T, which may be completed this month. The merger transition will be led by James Callaway, who has held the title of group president of AT&T integration since February. David Dorman, chairman and CEO of AT&T, will become president of the new company and a member of the board of directors for a brief transition period before resigning. The carrier will retain its senior executive vice president and general counsel, James Ellis, who has been at SBC since 1984. SBC COO Randall Stephenson will hold the same position in the merged company.

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