Bellsouth

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Bellsouth

COMPANY

The U.S.'s third largest phone company, founded 20 December 1879 as Southern Bell by James Ormes. It became part of AT&T, but became Bellsouth in 1984 with the court-ordered breakup of that company. In 2006, Bellsouth was again acquired by AT&T.

Official Website:
http://www.bellsouth.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Atlanta, GA

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

F. Duane Ackerman Business 1942 CEO of Bellsouth, 1997-2006

John L. Clendenin Business c. 1933 CEO of Bellsouth, 1984-96

Odie C. Donald Business c. 1949 President of DirecTV, 2000-01

Jere A. Drummond Business 23-Jul-1939 Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01

Ronald M. Dykes Business c. 1946 CFO of BellSouth, 1995-2005

Mark L. Feidler Business c. 1955 COO of Bellsouth, 2005-07

Gary D. Forsee Business 1950 CEO of Sprint Nextel, 2005-07

Roger W. Hale Business c. 1943 CEO of LG&E Energy, 1990-2001

Isaiah Harris, Jr. Business c. 1952 Former BellSouth executive

Linda S. Harty Business c. 1960 VP and Treasurer of Cardinal Health

Julia B. North Business c. 1947 VSI Enterprises, Inc.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

F. Duane Ackerman Business 1942 CEO of Bellsouth, 1997-2006

Reuben V. Anderson Attorney 16-Sep-1942 Partner, Phelps Dunbar

James H. Blanchard Business 22-Aug-1941 CEO of Synovus Financial, 1971-2005

Andrew Brimmer Economist 13-Sep-1926 Federal Reserve Governor, 1966-74

J. Hyatt Brown Business c. 1937 Brown & Brown

John L. Clendenin Business c. 1933 CEO of Bellsouth, 1984-96

Armando M. Codina Business c. 1946 Founder of Codina Group

Mark L. Feidler Business c. 1955 COO of Bellsouth, 2005-07

James P. Kelly Business c. 1944 CEO of UPS, 1997-2002

John G. Medlin, Jr. Business 23-Nov-1933 7-Jun-2012 CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93

Leo F. Mullin Business 26-Jan-1943 CEO of Delta Airlines, 1997-2004

Eugene F. Murphy Business 24-Feb-1934 Vice Chairman of GE, 1997-99

William S. Stavropoulos Business 12-May-1939 Twice CEO of Dow Chemical

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