AT&T Appoint ME&A Execs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the appointment of two new executives to drive business development opportunities and expand the sales team for AT&T in the Middle East and North Africa. The appointments complement AT&T’s expanding services and network reach in the region.

John Gibson has been appointed president of Business Development, Middle East and Africa, AT&T Global Business Services. Gibson’s focus will be to accelerate business development opportunities as part of AT&T’s ongoing strategic investment in the region. Gibson will report directly to Ronald Spears, group president, AT&T Global Business Services.

To help build a stronger local presence for AT&T, Javier Semerene has been appointed to the new position of regional vice president, Middle East and Africa, AT&T Global Business Services. In this post, Semerene will be responsible for developing and leading AT&T’s Global Business Services organization in the Middle East and North Africa region. He will report to John Finnegan, senior vice president, Global Sales, AT&T Global Services.

Both executives will be based at AT&T’s regional headquarters in Dubai.

“These appointments bring real strength to our team in the Middle East and North Africa,” said Spears. “Both Javier and John bring a huge amount of experience to these roles, and I look forward to working with them in what is a key growth area for AT&T.”

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