Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States Regions Greater Atlanta Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Duane Ackerman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Corporation from 1997 to 2006, as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1998 to 2006 and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1997.
In these roles, Duane gained extensive experience supervising finance, supply chain,
marketing, sales, international, information technology and real estate functions.
Duane also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Telecommunications, a local telephone service unit and the largest subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation, from 1992 to 1995.
Duane retired as Chairman Emeritus of BellSouth in March 2007.
Duane earned his Master's Degree in General Management from MIT - Sloan School of Management in 1978, MBA in Business from Rollins College in 1970 and his B.S. degree in Physics from Rollins College in 1964.
