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AT&T Promotes John Stankey to President, Next in Line to CEO
9:48am PDT - September 3rd, 2019 ed - FortuneAT&T named media chief John Stankey to the new position of president and COO, establishing a clear No. 2 to CEO Randall Stephenson.
AT&T named media chief John Stankey to the new position of president and COO, establishing a clear No. 2 to CEO Randall Stephenson.