$3,550,000 (Terrell Hills) Mr. Brundage is the president of Sun Loan Company and A-AAA Key Mini Storage. 21. 65. It was a costly miscalculation. Last year: No. Mr. Hall is the chairman of Call Now, Inc. 94. [12], BusinessWeek (1999) reported that, although the CEO of AT&T amongst the largest and most influential names in telecommunications and its surrounding technology, Whitacre did not use e-mail or have a computer at his office. Sondra L. Grohman If boredom doesn't get them first, a call . By Dennis Kneale. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment. $4,150,000 (Olmos Park) He then progressed through a series of assignments in the . 2 Heriberto "Berto" Guerra Jr. is chairman and CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies, which makes interior parts for the Toyota Tundra and Tacoma trucks. But the WarnerMedia deal followed a series of other bold, questionable decisions by former CEO Randall Stephenson, whom Stankey succeeded in July 2020. $3,090,000 (Alamo Heights) The news propelled AT&T to one of its best monthly stock gains in years, with shares rising nearly 10 percent. Morris and Deborah Miller The San Antonio Business Journal features local business news about San Antonio. Stephens and other executives made the companys entre into entertainment sound like a natural progression. $3,209,250 (Olmos Park) In both areas, Townsend says AT&T could succeed, particularly after spending $27 billion on 5G spectrum in February. WarnerMedias EBITDA was $9 billion. Ms. Baugh is the president of the John and Eula Mae Baugh Foundation and daughter of Sysco Corp founders John and Eula Mae Baugh. She spent nine years as Senior Adviser for Public Strategies and held several senior-level positions with SBC Communications. $6,972,050 Robert Tucker Hayes 14 It also special to be associated with an endowment from Mr. Whitacre. During the year did the foundation pay or incur any amount to: Carry on propaganda, or otherwise attempt to influence legislation (section 4945(e))? Last Year: 37 Select this result to view Edward Leroy Whitacre's phone number, address, and more. While Stankey declined to be interviewed, in the months leading up to Mondays surprising announcement, Texas Monthly spoke with nineteen current and former AT&T and WarnerMedia executives and mid-level employees. Last Year: No. Even with much greater influence as the largest pay-TV provider in the country, AT&T found itself dealing with rapidly increasing rates for content by networks it sought to carry on DirectTV and the spinoff DirecTV Now streaming service it launched in November 2016. $3,051,860 (Terrell Hills) What Im looking for and what journey were on right now is a simpler, more focused AT&T, he said. Mrs. Misra is listed as the owner of a Kids R Kids child care center in Stone Oak. Bexar Appraisal District appraised their lot 3.25 acres at a prestigious corner at $1.96 million. Harbi and Lou Ann Shadfan$4,414,570 (Boerne) Dr. Gabriel Khodr is an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in medical genetics at Southwest Genetics. Last Year: 89 Like them, AT&T had distribution, and it had valuable user data for targeting ads to its wireless and broadband customers. 9 92. 33. BusinessWeek RESUME: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. "Open letter to Ed Whitacre, new interim CEO of GM", "Edward E. 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Edward E. Whitacre Jr. was born on November 4, 1941 in Ennis, Texas. John and Linda Graham 74 32 The couple has donated generously to Texas A&M. Some of them stood to suffer financially, having been promised a cut of their films box-office revenue, which now would be substantially reduced. 81 He serves on the Board of Directors for [15], On June 9, 2009, General Motors named Whitacre as chairman. AT&T instituted an arduous process called workstream to gauge how WarnerMedia best fit with its new parent company, and company managers used endless PowerPoints to communicate. Last Year: No. Some WarnerMedia executives found, without explanation, that new hires or managers from AT&T or DirecTV had assumed their roles, effectively making their jobs unnecessary. Last Year: 5 $4,120,000 (Olmos Park) Harvey Najim Mr. Smith is the CEO of One Cypress Energy and former CEO of Tesoro Corporation. $5,140,000 (Alamo Heights) After the HBO Max maneuver, there is the possibility AT&T permanently spoiled that advantage, and Warner Bros. has become just another studio. Thomas Moorman $3,800,000 (Alamo Heights) Corrections: Several figures recounting the financial terms, and timing, of acquisitions detailed in this story have been updated. For most of the twentieth century, that iteration of AT&T was a monopoly, stringing millions of miles of phone lines across the country and developing new technologies, including the transistor, at its renowned Bell Labs. AT&Ts wireless category brought in $30 billion in EBITDA last year, a metric that reflects a companys cash flow. Mr. Kolitz is the president of Golden Feather Realty Services, a firm whose major customers is reportedly the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Battles is a business administrator and developer. $3,377,550 (Terrell Hills) 91. He angered San Antonio officials, and many employees, by moving the companys headquarters to Dallas in June 2008, in order to be nearer a greater concentration of tech companies and have better access to direct flights. AT&T was still primarily a phone company, despite its Hollywood trappings. Stefan and Veronica Kiesz Surgical Center. 64. $2,893,000 (Hill Country Village) Spitfire Realty Sanjay and Swapnil Misra $4,152,000 (Terrell Hills) (In the same time frame, cable-TV giant Comcast went from 22 million to 20 million subscribers.). What remained was a collection of content producersWarner Bros., HBO, and the Turner networks of TBS, TNT, TruTV, and CNN. 51. He is clinical, he looks at facts, says Jeff McElfresh, who heads AT&Ts cellular and broadband sector. $2,825,000 (Olmos Park) 45. 60. Whitacre handed Stephenson a company with 61 million cellular subscribers, edging out Verizons 59 million for the industrys top spot. Apple and Disney both launched streamers, jumping ahead of AT&Ts HBO Max as Netflix challengers. Elliott bought $3 billion in AT&T shares, planning to use its financial position to influence the company to make changes it believed would increase the value of its stock. She is also trustee of the G.A.C. At the end of this tax year, did the foundation have any undistributed income for tax year(s) beginning before this year? Over the course of fifteen years, he spent nearly $300 billion on thirteen . Provide for any purpose other than religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals? Barbara Baugh He is the former chairman of Hayes Leasing Company, which was the Avis rental franchisee in major Texas cities. Pay compensation to, or pay or reimburse the expenses of, a disqualified person? 46 These acquisitions included Pacific Telesis (1997), SNET (1998), Comcast Cellular (1999), Ameritech (1999) and AT&T Corporation (2005), from which the post-merger company took its name, as well as the 2006 acquisition of Bell South. Edward Earl Whitacre Jr. (born November 4, 1941) is the former Chairman and CEO of General Motors. He began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1963 as a facility engineer in Lubbock, Texas. Edward & Linda Whitacre, Jr. $5,575,000 (Terrell Hills) Some 70 percent of existing HBO customerswho could have used HBO Max for no extra chargehad not even signed up. 9 Keep Going, Keep Growing 121. Zillow lists the home as 7,119 square feet on 0.99 acres. 74 Last Year: No. Mr. Terracina is the CEO of Sunshine Ventures, Inc and the chairman of the board of trustees of Our Lady of the Name of Organization. He also employed an odd figure of speech to explain the commitment required to broaden HBOs offerings for the streaming future. 5. Last Year: 51. Burger World Texas holds the master franchise for BurgerFi restaurants to be developed in the Texas market. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Edward E Whitacre Jr. Edward E. Whitacre Jr. was born in Ennis, Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1964 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He set up the Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation in 2006 to support childrens charitable organizations in the area and, through the foundation, donated generously to the Childrens Hospital of San Antonio. Memorial, Ruth Ann Baldwin Endowment for Nursing Education, Ruth Ann Baldwin Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Sam Barshop Scholarship for Clinical Excellence, Bates Medical Scholarship Fund in the School of Nursing, Block-Dreeben Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Anne Fishburne Briscoe Endowed Scholarship in Nursing, Barbara Warren Cramblet Memorial Scholarship Endowment, Dale and Victoria Dittmar Nursing Endowment, Kelly and Pat Frost Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Howard and betty Half Endowed Professorship in Nursing Excellence for Patient Care, Dr. Patty L. Hawken Nursing Endowed Professorship, Nancy Smith Hurd Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Nancy Smith Hurd Presidents Chair in Geriatric Nursing and Aging Studies, Harry S. Lynch, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment, Col. Jean Migliorino & Lieutenant Col. Phillip Piccione Faculty Award for Research Excellence, Mary Faye Montgomery Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Anita Perry Endowment for the Center for Community Based Health Promotion in Women and Children, Jane Powell and Thomas Powell, Jr. Whitacre hasn't always been eager to divulge his insights, but sitting down with San Antonio Magazine recently, before a book signing with Alamo City residents at The Broadway, he admits not very many people become chairman of two of the nation's largest companies . Mr. Whitacre moved to San Antonio when he brought Southwestern Bells corporate headquarters to Houston Street. Running the likes of CNN? 52. John and Jocelyn (Theard) Battles Did the foundation hold more than a 2% direct or indirect interest in any business enterprise at any time during the year? McNutt Professorship in Nursing in honor of the Nurses of the Armed Forces, Leonard and Shirley Sterling Endowment Scholarship for Undergraduate Nursing, Carol Ann Swartz Presidents Endowed Scholarship for Nursing Excellence, Roger & Laura Zeller Charitable Foundation Professorship in Nursing, Dr. JoAnn Crow Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Tamara Lynn Baker Memorial Nursing Scholarship, Dr. Lark Ford Nursing Excellence Scholarship in honor of Mable C. and David Ford, Faye and Arlie Price, Sr. After the sizzle reel finished and the screening room lights went up, Kilar looked for the CEOs blessing. Drs. $3,910,200 (Terrell Hills) (optional). But something new is never easy.. Gary and Glenda Woods He is a Owner of Kinetica Partners LLC. 81. Weeks later, during a videoconference presentation to investors and analysts on March 12, Stankey gave jargon-heavy explanations for why these disparate parts fit together. The Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Endowed Chair in Mechanics, Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Last Year: No. San Antonio beat out Dallas and Austin. and Elizabeth Buford It beat AT&T to building the first stand-alone 5G network. Last Year: No. 15. $3,188,000 (Terrell Hills) 82. Having recently sold Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., Mr. Najim can focus more sharply on the philanthropic endeavors for which he has become well known and admired. Skepticism abounded because no matter how many headlines HBO Max and Warner Bros. garnered, phones are a steadier, much bigger business. 42 Paul Boskind $3,209,880 (Alamo Heights) Your personal and financial information will not be shared with third parties other than our contracted payment processing partner. Mr. Kennedy is the founder of the Watermark Hotel Company. Mr. Martin is the director and chairman of the International Evangelism Association and the grandson of Henry Phipps, Jr., a business partner in Carnegie Steel Company. Robert and Sandora Kolitz Nursing Scholarship Endowment in Honor of Carol Ann Swartz, Patricia Reed, Lois Cole, Jane Miller, Warren Miller and Wanda Reed Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Evelyn Revels Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Judith and Marven Rosenblum Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Nursing, Santa Rosa Childrens Hospital Scholarship Fund in Memory of Taylor Andrew Marceau, Jennifer Herin-Selvester Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Katherine Erdmann Shelby Endowed Memorial Scholarship, Amy Shelton and V.H.