Ralph de la Vega

Ralph de la Vega, a native of Cuba, is the President and CEO of AT&T Mobility. Previously, he was the President of Latin America Operations, and the President of Broadband and Internet Services for Bellsouth's operations in ten countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia,Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, and Guatemala).Perdomo, Y. (November 2004) "Ralph De La Vega" "Hispanic" 17(11): pp. 28-9] [Belson, K., et al., (Sept. 2004) "For Cingular, Becoming No. 1 Also Poses Risks" "New York Times" (Late New York Edition) (September 27 2004) p. C1, C4]

De la Vega started his career in 1974 with BellSouth (then Southern Bell) as a management assistant. Over the years he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Network Planning, Consumer Services, Engineering, and Operations, including a rotational assignment at Telcordia (Bellcore) and was responsible for all BellSouth Telecommunications Network Operations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,and Louisiana.

In August 2004, de la Vega was selected Executive of the Year by the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting for his historical support of diversity in the workplace and financial integrity.The magazine Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology (May, 2003) named de la Vega one of America’s “50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business” based on his strong leadership,achievements in helping to advance access to technology, and contributions to furthering technical literacy within the Hispanic community.

De la Vega is on the board of Junior Achievement of Georgia, where he serves as the chairman of the JA Hispanic Initiative, a program to encourage Hispanic students to remain in school and prepare for success in the U.S. business world. In addition, he serves on the board of directors for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and is a board member for the Georgia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America.

De la Vega has been listed as "one of 50 most important Hispanics in Technology and Business" for 2003, 2004, and 2005 by "Hispanic Engineer and I.T." magazine. He has also been recognized as one of the "100 influential" individuals in 2004 and 2005 by "Hispanic Business" magazine.Fact|date=February 2007

Ralph de la Vega holds a bachelor's degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He has also completed an Executive Program at the University of Virginia.Named as president and CEO, AT&T Mobility, replacing Stanley T. Sigman. [http://www.ceoworld.biz/?p=70 Source]

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