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President Appoints
Chair, Vice Chair, Three Others to NSTAC
Arlington VA, April 08, 2008 - President
George W. Bush yesterday announced his intent to appoint five new members
to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee. He also designated two of the five appointees as the new
the NSTAC chair and vice chair.
The president appointed Edward A. Mueller, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications, to the committee and
immediately designed Mueller as the NSTAC chair for a one-year term.
John T. Stankey, Group President for Telecommunications Operations for
AT&T, also became an NSTAC principal and was designated as the NSTAC
Vice Chair upon appointment-also for one year.
The president also appointed Michael W. Laphen, Chairman,
President, and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC); Thomas J. Lynch, Chief Executive Officer of Tyco Electronics;
and William A. Roper, President and Chief Executive Officer for VeriSign
to the committee.
![Edward A. Mueller](images/mueller.jpg)
Edward A. Mueller
Chairman and Chief Executive Office
Qwest Communication
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Mueller
was elected Chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International
Inc. on August 10, 2007. Most recently, he led Williams-Sonoma,
Inc., which he joined as chief executive officer in January 2003
and served until July 2006. Mueller joined the company’s
board of directors in 1999 and departed in 2007. Williams-Sonoma
owns and operates home-centered retail chains, including Williams-Sonoma
and Pottery Barn.
Prior to joining Williams-Sonoma, Mr. Mueller served
as President and CEO of Ameritech Corporation, a subsidiary of
SBC Communications, Inc., from 2000 to 2002; as president of SBC
International Operations from 1999 to 2000; and as President of
Pacific Bell from 1997 to 1999. He joined SBC in 1968, and held
other executive positions, including that of President and CEO
of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board
of Qwest Communications, Mueller is a member of the board of directors
of The Clorox Company. He is also a member of the board of trustees
of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. A native of St.
Louis, he holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
from the University of Missouri and an executive M.B.A. degree
from Washington University.
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![John T. Stankey](images/stankey.jpg)
John T. Stankey,
Group President for
Telecommunications Operations
AT&T
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Stankey
has a broad portfolio of responsibilities that include sales,
marketing, operations and network for AT&T's five regional
telecommunications units -- planning, and building and maintaining
AT&T's domestic and global technology infrastructure, both
wireline and wireless. This includes the company's initiative
to provide fiber-based IP video services to millions of households.
Stankey also holds responsibility for AT&T Labs as well as
corporate supply chain and real estate functions.
Prior to his current position, Stankey was the company's
chief information officer. He also served as President and CEO
of AT&T's Southwest region and President of Industry Markets,
AT&T's wholesale division. He began his career with Pacific
Bell in 1985, where he held a variety of positions in sales and
service, network operations, information technology, video operations,
engineering, and corporate support.
A native of California, Stankey earned a bachelor's
degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
in 1985, and a master's degree in business administration and
management of information systems from UCLA in 1991.
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Laphen has
been CEO of CSC since May 2007, Executive Chairman since July,
2007 and its President since April 2003. He joined CSC in 1977
and had responsibility for CSC’s global line organizations
in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas
Laphen served in the U.S. Air Force and Pennsylvania
Air National Guard. He is a Member of the Information Technology
Association of America (ITAA), Armed Forces Communications and
Electronics Association (AFCEA), and National Defense Industrial
Association. Laphen earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business from
Pennsylvania State University and his MBA from Wharton School
of Business at University of Pennsylvania. He also performed Graduate
Studies in Computer Science at Temple University.
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![Thomas J. Lynch](images/lynch.jpg)
Thomas J. Lynch,
Chief Executive Officer
Tyco Electronics
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Lynch heads
one of the world’s largest providers of engineered electronic
components, network solutions, wireless systems and undersea telecommunication
systems. With fiscal 2007 sales of $13.5 billion, Tyco Electronics
has nearly 100,000 employees in more than 45 countries.
He joined Tyco International in September 2004 as
President of Tyco Engineered Products and Services (TEPS). With
2005 revenue of $6.5 billion, TEPS is the world’s leading
manufacturer of industrial valves and controls. He was promoted
to CEO of Tyco Electronics in January 2006.
Lynch joined Tyco from Motorola, where he served
as Executive Vice President of Motorola, and President and CEO
of Motorola’s Personal Communications sector, a $12 billion
leading supplier of cellular handsets. Prior to this role, he
served as President of the Integrated Electronics Systems sector,
of which automotive was the largest market segment.
Prior to Motorola, Lynch was Senior Vice President
and General Manager of the Satellite and Broadcast Network Systems
segment for General Instrument Corporation. He serves as a Director
of the U.S.-China Business Council, the leading organization of
U.S. companies engaged in business with the People’s Republic
of China. Lynch has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Rider
University. He also serves on the Tyco Electronics Board of Directors.
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Roper, having
served as a director of VeriSign since November 2003, became president
and CEO of the company in May 2007. Prior to joining VeriSign,
Roper served as Executive Vice President of Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC),. From 1990 to 2000, he also
served as SAIC's chief financial officer. During that time, he
played a leadership role in Network Solutions from its acquisition
by SAIC in 1995 through its merger with VeriSign in 2000.
Prior to joining SAIC, Roper spent 22 years in senior
management positions in banking, private enterprises and public
companies involved in information technology. He holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi
and graduated from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
at Southern Methodist University.
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President Ronald Reagan created the NSTAC by Executive
Order 12382 in September 1982. Composed of up to 30 industry chief
executives representing the major communications and network service
providers and information technology, finance, and aerospace companies,
the NSTAC provides industry-based advice and expertise to the President
on issues and problems related to implementing national security and
emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications policy.
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