John Stankey | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Education | Loyola Marymount University (BBA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Occupation | CEO of AT&T |
John T. Stankey (born 1962) is an American businessman who is the CEO of AT&T.[1][2] He previously was AT&T's president and COO and before that CEO of WarnerMedia.[3][2][4] He assumed the CEO role of AT&T in July 2020, succeeding Randall L. Stephenson.[5]
AT&T, the telecommunications giant that has moved into media and entertainment, announced a changing of the guard on Friday. John Stankey, a veteran of the company, will become its new chief executive starting July 1. He will take the reins from Randall L. Stephenson, who has led AT&T since 2007.
He will join AT&T's board in June.
After he was named chief operating officer and president in October, the hedge fund noted with disapproval that Mr. Stankey "would now also be responsible for an additional $145 billion of revenue as the president and C.O.O. of the entire company."
In his 20 months at the WarnerMedia helm, Mr. Stankey refashioned the division to focus on streaming and dissolved the borders between the conglomerate's separate units.
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