Things really do come in threes: Days after the exits of Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee [1] and Jamba/Fox Mobile Entertainment head Lucy Hood [2], AT&T's president and CEO of wireless Stan Sigman announced his retirement Thursday, effective immediately. AT&T named COO Ralph de la Vega to fill Sigman's vacancy--de la Vega had been considered a frontrunner to replace Forsee at the helm of Sprint. A 42-year AT&T veteran, Sigman exits months after negotiating exclusive U.S. rights to Apple's iPhone--he was named president and CEO of the former Cingular Wireless in 2002 following the merger of SBC Communications and BellSouth.
For more on Sigman's resignation:
- read this CNNMoney article [3]
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Links:
[1] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/sprint-ceo-gary-forsee-jumps-ship/2007-10-09?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=link
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/hood-relinquishes-jambafox-mobile-helm/2007-10-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=link
[3] http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200710111640DOWJONESDJONLINE001023_FORTUNE5.htm
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/att-plans-mobile-advertising-push/2007-01-02?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/t-sets-smart-limits/2007-09-04?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[6] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/t-emusic-team-mobile-download-service/2007-07-31?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[7] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/att-mediaflo-announce-mobile-tv-deal/2007-02-13?utm_source=related&utm_medium=internal