Solomon Trujillo

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Sol Trujillo

Born Solomon Dennis Trujillo
November 17, 1951 (1951-11-17) (age 56)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nationality Flag of the United StatesFlag of Mexico
Occupation Chief Executive Officer
Employers Telstra
Salary AU $3 million + bonuses[1]
Predecessor Ziggy Switkowski

Solomon Dennis "Sol" Trujillo (born November 17, 1951 in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is an American businessman.[2] He is the Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, Australia's major telecommunications company.

Career

Trujillo holds a Bachelor of Business degree and an MBA from the University of Wyoming. He began his business career as a business forecaster for Mountain Bell in 1975. He worked as President, chairman and CEO of U S WEST Communications, Inc. from 1995 to 2000. He served as chairman and CEO of Graviton before its closure. His next position was as CEO of Orange SA in 2003, a company on which he had been a board member since 2001.[3] He held that position until Orange was acquired by France Telecom. He was appointed Telstra's Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2005.[4]

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt. "Trujillo's platinum US egg revealed", The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media, 2006-08-05. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
  2. ^ Future in Review Participants: Solomon Trujillo. Future in Review. Strategic News Service. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ SOL TRUJILLO steps down at ORANGE after successful completion of restructuring plan; SANJIV AHUJA appointed new CEO at archive of press release
  4. ^ AAP. "Trujillo named as new Telstra CEO", The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media, 2005-06-09. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 

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