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Vodafone Selects Veteran as New CEO of Australia Operations

Vodafone Hutchison Australia, a joint venture which operates the Vodafone and Three brands, has announced that William T. Morrow, 51, has been appointed as CEO. He is a Vodafone veteran and previously led the firm’s operations in the UK, Europe, and Japan. Most recently, Morrow served as the CEO of Clearwire, an internet service provider in the U.S. Before joining Clearwire, he was the President & CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric. Prior to Pacific Gas & Electric, he served as CEO of Vodafone Europe and President of Vodafone KK in Japan. Earlier in his career, Morrow held senior executive roles at OuterBay Technologies, Airtouch International, and Belgacom Mobile. Currently, he serves as a Director of Broadcom and MobiTV.

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New Regional President at Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless announced that Jonathan LeCompte has been named President of the Georgia/Alabama Region. He most recently served as the Director of Retail Sales for the company's Northern California/Nevada/Hawaii Region. LeCompte has been with Verizon Wireless and its legacy companies for nearly 20 years and has served in various sales leadership positions. He is a three-time Verizon Wireless President's Cabinet award honoree.

AT&T Labs Gets New CEO

AT&T Labs announced the appointment of Krish Prabhu, 56, as President and CEO. Prabhu replaces retiring President and CEO Keith Cambron, who has led AT&T Labs since 2005. Prabhu’s telecom career began in 1980 at the former AT&T Bell Labs. He has previously served as CEO of Alcatel USA and Tellabs.