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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AT&T Operations, Inc. President Elected to CAPS Research Board of Trustees
(TEMPE, Arizona) August 6, 2009 — The CAPS Research Board of Trustees recently
elected Tim Harden, President Supply Chain & Fleet Operations for AT&T Operations,
to serve as a Trustee. A leading supply management professional, Harden is responsible
for all AT&T global supply chain functions for wired and wireless operations,
including strategic sourcing, purchasing, supplier quality and supplier diversity
programs, supply chain logistics and distribution, and fleet management.
AT&T operating companies purchases more than $50 billion worth of goods and
services annually. The AT&T Supply Chain organization is responsible for negotiating
and contracting for goods and services both in the United States and internationally.
In addition, AT&T Supply Chain's responsibilities include delivering goods and
services in ways that provide quality and value for AT&T businesses and their
customers.
CAPS Research is a globally recognized supply management research organization affiliated
with the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and the Institute
for Supply Management™ (ISM). The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting
overall operating policies and procedures, and establishing key research programs.
Harden's responsibilities cover all aspects of AT&T's operations, including
wireless, IP-based communications, high speed Internet access, local and long distance
voice, directory publishing, marketing and advertising services. Prior to this assignment,
Harden was President and CEO of AT&T West, President of Network Services for
AT&T Southwest, and President of Enterprise Business Services & Data and
Network Services for SBC Operations.
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About AT&T Inc.
www.att.com:
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries
and affiliates — AT&T operating companies — are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array
of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is
a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T
offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that
work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T
U-verseSM and AT&T │DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite
of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the
world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations
are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In
2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE®
magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.
About CAPS Research
www.capsresearch.org:
CAPS Research is a nonprofit research organization founded in 1986 to provide leading
research to our strategic-minded corporate sponsors and to the public. Our mission
is to work in partnership with a global network of executives and academics for
the discovery and dissemination of strategic supply management knowledge and best
practices. CAPS Research is jointly sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business
at Arizona State University, the Institute for Supply Management™ and Global
1000/Fortune 500-size organizations.
Media Contact:
Clare Donnalley
CAPS Research
Marketing Manager
800-888-6276 extension 3007
Email:
cdonnalley@capsresearch.org
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