Rob Pullen, CEO of Tellabs
Robert W. Pullen (50), President and CEO of Tellabs, passed away on July 2, 2012 following a battle with cancer. ...
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AT&T Makes Board Appointment, Declares Dividend
AT&T appointed Scott T. Ford to its board of directors. Mr. Ford is a partner with Westrock Capital Partners and ...
Philipp Humm Resigns as CEO of T-Mobile USA
Philipp Humm has resigned as CEO of T-Mobile USA. Humm joined Deutsche Telekom in 2005, and was initially responsible for ...
Kevin Kelly Named CEO of LGS Innovations
Kevin Kelly was named Chief Executive Officer of LGS Innovations, replacing Lt. General Ronald W. Iverson (Ret. USAF) who is ...
Carlos Slim Gets Honorary Degree from George Washington U.
Carlos Slim, the Chairman and CEO Telmex and América Móvil and currently the world's richest person, was awarded an honorary ...
AT&T's Board of Directors is Re-Elected
At its annual meeting of stockholders held last week in Salt Lake City, each of the 11 nominees were reelected ...
Huawei Adopts a Rotating CEO Structure
Huawei has adopted a rotating CEO model in which which a small group of executives take turns to fulfill CEO ...
Russia's MegaFon Appoints New CEO, Arranges Loan
MegaFon, which is Russia's second largest mobile operator, announced the appointment of Ivan Tavrin as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Sergey ...
Tellabs CEO Fights Cancer
Rob Pullen, CEO & President of Tellabs, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. In a statement, Mr. Pullen said he ...
Tellabs Appoints CFO
Tellabs appointed Andrew Szafran as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Timothy J. Wiggins, who resigned in December to ...
RIM's Sales Fall 25% YoY, New CEO Appointed
Research in Motion (RIM) posted quarterly revenue of $4.2 billion, down 19% from $5.2 billion in the previous quarter and ...
Qualcomm's Dr. Irwin Jacobs Steps Down
Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs announced his intention to step down at the end of his current term on Qualcomm's Board ...
Magnus Mandersson Appointed Executive VP of Ericsson
Magnus Mandersson has been appointed Executive Vice President of Ericsson as of November 1, 2011. Mandersson is currently Senior Vice ...
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