Whitacre was the son of a railroad engineer and spent much of his early years shooting rabbits in the fields and trapping frogs along the creeks near the tiny railroad town of Ennis, Texas, about 40 miles south of Dallas. provider of high-speed DSL Internet-access services and one of the country's leading internet service providers. As of 2004 SBC companies owned 60 percent of Cingular, the leading U.S. wireless company -behind Verizon Wireless -serving more than 24 million customers. wireless operations with those of BellSouth to form Cingular Wireless, the second-largest U.S. SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 26 other countries worldwide. Other wire services provided by SBC included long-distance telephone, with over 14.4 million access lines, and Internet access, with about 3.5 million subscribers to DSL broadband services. population, the company concentrated primarily in the 13 states with its largest markets: California (formerly served by Pacific Bell), Texas (Southwestern Bell), Illinois (Ameritech), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. While SBC serviced about 57 million access lines nationwide in 2004, covering about one-third of the U.S. As of 2003 nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies were headquartered in states served by SBC companies. Through the company's powerful affiliates -including Southwestern Bell, Ameritech, Nevada Bell, Pacific Bell, Southern New England Telecommunications, and Sterling Commerce -Whitacre and SBC delivered a comprehensive set of telecommunications services, including local and long-distance telephone, wireless communications, high-speed DSL (digital subscriber line) Internet, web hosting, network integration, and business-to-business e-commerce solutions. SBC was one of 30 prestigious companies factored into the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1999 and was consistently ranked high on the Fortune 500 list, amassing operating revenue of $40.8 billion and a net income of $8.5 billion with the help of over 175,000 employees. During his reign at SBC, which began in January 1990, Whitacre led the company -with his trademark focus on diversification,įinancial control, strategic acquisitions, and shareowner value -from being the smallest of the regional Baby Bell companies into one of the leading full-service telecommunications companies in the world. Whitacre Jr., the six-foot-four-inch native Texan known by friends and colleagues as "Big Ed," was chairman of the board and chief executive officer at the global telecommunications giant SBC Communications as of 2004. Chairman and chief executive officer, SBC CommunicationsĮducation: Texas Tech University, BS, 1964.įamily: Son of a railroad engineer and wife, names unknown married Linda, a university regent (maiden name unknown) children: two.Ĭareer: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, 1963 –1977, facility engineer 1977 –1982, assistant vice president in engineering and network services 1982 –1985, president of Kansas division 1985 –1986, group president 1986, vice president of revenues and public affairs 1986 –1988, vice chairman and CFO 1988 –1989, president and COO 1990 –1994, chairman and CEO SBC Communications, 1994 –, chairman and CEO.Īwards: Inductee, American Academy of Achievement, 1997 Business Hall of Fame, Texas, 1997 Freeman Award, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1997 International Citizen of the Year, San Antonio World Affairs Council, 1997 Spirit of Achievement Award, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1998 Top 25 Executives of the Year, BusinessWeek, 1998 Best CEOs in America, Worth, 1999 Business Hall of Fame, San Antonio, 2000 Silver Buffalo Award, Boy Scouts of America, 2000 Corporate Leadership Award Nominee, National Minority Diversity Council, 2001.Īddress: SBC Communications, 175 East Houston, San Antonio, Texas 78205-2233.
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