Our Leadership
AT&T Board Bios |
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James H. Blanchard
was chairman of the board of Synovus Financial Corp. (a diversified financial services holding company in Columbus, Georgia) and served in this capacity from July 2005 to October 2006. He served as chief executive officer of Synovus Financial Corp. from January 1971 to July 2005. Mr. Blanchard was elected a director of AT&T in December 2006. He served as a director of BellSouth Corporation from 1994 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 2006. He is the chairman of the Corporate Development Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Mr. Blanchard is a director of Synovus Financial Corp. and Total System Services, Inc.
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.
Jaime Chico Pardo
is chairman of the board of Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (Telmex) (a telecommunications company based in Mexico City) and has served in this capacity since October 2006. Since November 2006, he has been co-chairman of IDEAL (a publicly listed company in the business of investing and managing infrastructure assets in Latin America). He has also been chairman of Carso Global Telecom, S.A. de C.V. since 1996. He was vice chairman and chief executive officer of Telmex from 1995 until October 2006. Mr. Chico was elected a director of AT&T in September 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Development Committee. He is a director of Carso Global Telecom, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V.; Honeywell International Inc.; IDEAL; Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V.; and Telmex Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V.
James P. Kelly
was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service, Inc. (a global express carrier and package distribution logistics company in Atlanta, Georgia) from 1997 until his retirement in 2002. Mr. Kelly was elected a director of AT&T in December 2006. He served as a director of BellSouth Corporation from 2000 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 2006. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.


