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President Bush Names Eight Senior Communications Executives to NSTAC

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2003 - ARLINGTON, Va., April 25, 2003 -- President Bush announced yesterday that he is appointing eight senior communications executives to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

Named to the NSTAC were James F. Albaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Space and Communications for the Boeing Company; Frank Ianna, President of AT&T Network Services; Richard C. Notebaert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications; and Hector de J. Ruiz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD).

Also named to NSTAC were Patricia F. Russo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent Technologies; Stratton Sclavos, President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign; Susan Spradley, President of Wireline Networks for Nortel Networks; and John W. Stanton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Wireless and Chairman of T-Mobile USA, who will serve as the NSTAC Principal for the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA).

The President's NSTAC is composed of up to 30 presidentially appointed industry leaders (usually chief executive officers).In its advisory role to the President, the NSTAC provides industry-based analyses and recommendations on a wide range of policy and technical issues related to telecommunications, information assurance (IA), infrastructure protection, and other national security and emergency preparedness concerns.The current NSTAC chair is Dr. Vance D. Coffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin.

Mr. Albaugh leads a nearly $10-billion, 43,000-person business unit charged with driving much of The Boeing Company's future growth, as well as the largest space-related enterprise in the world.In his capacity as President and CEO, Mr. Albaugh provides strategic direction to nearly a quarter of Boeing's global workforce.Under his leadership, Boeing Space and Communications has grown to be the world leader in several key markets - including commercial and government communication satellites, human space flight, and battle management - and a significant position in launch services and classified programs. Mr. Albaugh's career has spanned more than 26 years of service to Boeing in a variety of assignments.Prior to his current position, he was President of Boeing Space Transportation, a predecessor unit that folded into Boeing Space and Communications.He assumed that position after serving as President of Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power, now also a business of S&C. While at Rocketdyne, Mr. Albaugh oversaw a range of business interests that included the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) program; the Space Station Electrical Power System; liquid rocket booster engines; laser and electro optics applications; and advanced propulsion systems for advanced launch vehicles.He also directed the Energy Technology Engineering Center, a project of the U.S. Department of Energy. A Washington State native, Mr. Albaugh joined the company in 1975 as a project engineer in the Hanford, Wash., operations.He holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics from Willamette University and a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University.

Mr. Ianna is responsible for the design, development, deployment, and operation of AT&T’s local and long-distance communications networks.In addition, he leads the company’s Business Customer Care operation, the Customer Relationship Management group, and service delivery of complex networking solutions to global businesses and government agencies.He also has oversight responsibility for AT&T Labs, ensuring they bring customer-focused innovations into the network with a greater sense of urgency. Mr. Ianna also is AT&T’s Chief Quality Officer.In that role he is responsible for integrating quality with the management of the AT&T business, as well as providing direction, support, and assessment of the company-wide quality and customer-satisfaction programs. A veteran of 30 years in the communications industry, Mr. Ianna earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He also completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard School of Business.

Mr. Notebaert was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications International Inc. on June 17, 2002.Formerly, Mr. Notebaert was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tellabs, a position he had held since August 2000.Prior to that, Mr. Notebaert retired from his position as Chairman of the Board of Ameritech Corporation in December 1999. His 30-year career with that organization included appointments as President of Ameritech Mobile Communications (1986), President of Indiana Bell (1989) and President of Ameritech Services (1992).In 1993 he became President and Chief Operating Officer of Ameritech Corporation and in January 1994 was named the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. He was elected to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on April 20, 1994. Mr. Notebaert received a bachelor's of arts degree in 1969 and a master's degree in business administration in 1983, both from the University of Wisconsin.He has received a number of honors and awards, including the 1999 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and three honorary degrees. Mr. Notebaert has been very active in the communities where he has lived, most recently serving as vice Chairman of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago, co-chairman of United Way's prestigious Alexis de Toqueville Society and board member of The Executives' Club of Chicago.

Dr. Ruiz joined AMD in January 2000 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was named Chief Executive Officer at the April 2002 meeting of AMD.Previously, Dr. Ruiz served as President of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector.In his 22-year career with the global technology firm, Dr. Ruiz held a variety of executive positions in the United States and overseas.He also worked at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas in the company’s research laboratories and manufacturing operations. Born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, Dr. Ruiz earned bachelors and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.He earned his doctorate in Electronics from Rice University in 1973. Dr. Ruiz is personally committed to expanding the impact of education around the world.In 1999, he was appointed by the then Governor George. W. Bush to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.He currently serves on the Foundation Advisory Council for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas.Dr. Ruiz has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and was inducted into the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Hall of Fame in 2000.In 2002, he received the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Fellow Award and was honored by the Asociación de Ingenieros Universistarios Mecanicos Electricistas, A.C. (AIUME) for excellent achievement. In addition, Dr. Ruiz is a member of the Governor’s Task Force for Economic Growth, which advises the Texas governor on ways to ensure long-term economic growth in Texas, and is also an active member of the Governor’s Business Council, a group of business leaders that advises the governor on issues affecting the business climate and economic development in Texas.Dr. Ruiz also serves on the Eastman Kodak Company Board of Directors.

Ms. Russo was one of the founding executives who helped launch Lucent in 1996 and has spent 20 years of her career managing some of Lucent and AT&T's largest divisions and most critical corporate functions.Before returning to Lucent in 2002, Ms. Russo served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Eastman Kodak Company, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Kodak's operating divisions and serving as the CEO's strategic partner in pursuing new business opportunities.Prior to this appointment, Russo was Chair of Avaya Inc., one of the world's leading enterprise communications businesses. From 1999 to 2000, Ms. Russo served as Executive Vice President and CEO of Lucent's Service Provider Networks Group and had responsibility for $24 billion in sales, distribution, installation and development of products and systems for Lucent's service provider customers worldwide. Ms. Russo also served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations at Lucent, from 1997 to 1999.She was responsible for the executive management and oversight of strategy and business development as well as human resources development, public relations, investor relations, advertising, government affairs, globalprocurement and real estate services. Ms. Russo serves on the boards of Avaya, Schering Plough Corporation and Georgetown University.She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1989. She also received an Honorary Doctorate in Entrepreneurial Studies from Columbia College in South Carolina.She was named to the Fortune magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

As its President and CEO of VeriSign, Mr. Sclavos heads a company that is one of the leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to Web sites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals. Since he joined VeriSign in July 1995, the company has built a reputation as the Internet's most trusted utility.Under Mr. Sclavos' leadership, the company has grown from 4 employees and less than a million dollars in annual revenues in 1995 to more than 2,000 employees and a revenue run-rate approaching $1 billion dollars at the end of 2000. The company completed a successful IPO in January of 1998 and achieved operating profitability in 1999.Deloitte and Touche in their year 2000 annual survey of America’s fastest growing public companies also recognized VeriSign as one of the Silicon Valley Fast 50. Mr. Sclavos sits on the board of directors of several public and private companies including Juniper Networks, Keynote Systems and Marimba Inc. He was recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as the Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998 in the emerging companies category.In addition to being active in the local community, Mr. Sclavos and his wife formed the Sclavos Family Foundation in 1999 to support charitable efforts in education and medical research. Prior to joining VeriSign, Mr. Sclavos held executive management positions with several Silicon Valley technology companies.From 1994 to 1995, he was Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Sales for Taligent Inc., a joint venture of Apple, IBM and Hewlett Packard.Mr. Sclavos served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development for GO Corporation, a mobile computing company, from 1992-1993.Mr. Sclavos holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Ms. Spradley is responsible for driving cost-effective packet solutions for Nortel Networks voice, data and multimedia service offerings, as well as maintaining Nortel Networks leadership position in circuit technology.Prior to her current role, she was President of VoIP, for Metro and Enterprise Networks, where she had responsibility for delivering the Nortel Networks VoIP to the global market.This portfolio also included Carrier and Enterprise voice switching; voice portal solutions and multi media soft switches. Since coming to Nortel Networks in 1986, Ms. Spradley has held increasingly responsible management positions in sales, sales engineering, marketing, product line management, and customer service.Previously she established and led Siemens Corporation's product and marketing for the entry into the PCS telephone business in the United States. Ms. Spradley began her career at Data General as a systems engineer for a Fortune 500 business office.She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Kansas and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School.

Although he is Chairman at both Western Wireless and T-Mobile USA, Mr. Stanton will represent CTIA on NSTAC.CTIA is an international organization that represents all elements of wireless communications.CTIA serves its members it is relationships with the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government dealing with taxation, fraud, technology, regulations, safety, and roaming.CTIA also distributes information to its members, as well as policy makers, the investment community, customers, and the news media on the latest wireless policy and technical developments. Mr. Stanton began his career in the telecommunications industry at Ernst and Whinney Telecommunications Group as a consultant with a primary focus on the cellular and long-distance business. In 1988 Mr. Stanton and Theresa Gillespie formed Stanton Communications, which invested in businesses in various segments of the communications industry, including cellular, paging, telephone answering, alarm monitoring, voice mail, radio broadcasting and private cable television. Internationally, Stanton Communications was involved in private television in the Soviet Union and cellular service in Hong Kong. Mr. Stanton founded and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Northwest Cellular in 1992, which was the nation's eighth-largest independent cellular company.Mr. Stanton was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for General Cellular Corporation in 1992, when Stanton Communications and Hellman and Friedman acquired a controlling interest in the company.In August 1994, he and partners merged Pacific Northwest Cellular and General Cellular Corporation to form Western Wireless Corporation. He served as Chairman of Telocator, from 1986 to 1995 and is Chairman Emeritus of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.In addition, Mr. Stanton serves as a board member of Advanced Digital Information Corporation, Columbia Sportswear, Pacific Science Center and as a Trustee of Whitman College.A Seattle native, Mr. Stanton graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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