AT&T has appointed John Stankey as group president and chief strategy officer. Stankey will be responsible for developing the roadmap to maximise future growth opportunities, including corporate development, addressing long-term wireless-capacity needs, capital allocation strategies and identifying the strategic paths for low-growth and non-strategic assets. The company also has appointed Ralph de la Vega as president and CEO of AT&T Mobility. He will focus on expanding the company's smartphone range. Andy Geisse has been named as senior executive vice president of AT&T Business and Home Solutions. Geisse, an executive with 32 years of experience in AT&T's business and consumer segments, will be responsible for serving the business segment from global enterprise customers to small businesses. Geisse also will lead the Home Solutions team focused on U-verse, broadband and voice services for AT&T's 22-state local wireline operations. AT&T has also named John Donovan as senior executive vice president of AT&T Technology and Network Operations. Donovan will be responsible for AT&T's technology and network operations, including the mobile broadband network. All executives will report to AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson.
