Where Qwest execs are headed after merger
<CenturyLink is expected to close its acquisition of Denver-based Qwest tomorrow. Here’s a rundown of where top executives are headed:
CEO Ed Mueller – He will serve as a board member of the combined company. “I’m going to take a little breather,” he told me last year. “I’ve been doing this 43 years. I never thought I’d come here to Denver.”
CFO Joe Euteneuer – Taking over as CFO at Sprint Nextel.
Chief administrative officer Rich Baer – He’s been blogging at Corporate Counsel.
COO Teresa Taylor – She declined comment when I asked her a few weeks ago following Qwest’s first-fourth quarter earnings call.
EVP of mass markets Dan Yost – Not yet announced.
Colorado president Chuck Ward – He said he would focus on nonprofit and charity work initially. Here’s a statement from Ward: “I made the decision to take this opportunity to explore other challenges and to contribute to a different organization, be it public or private, profit or nonprofit.”
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