[Qwest Communications Names Wolfe as Vice President, Investor Relations]
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 1997--Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ:QWST) today appointed Lee W. Wolfe as Vice President, Investor Relations.
Wolfe will be in charge of investor relations strategies and plans; communicating with shareholders and the investment community; and developing shareholder products, including the company's Annual Report.
"We are very pleased to have someone of the caliber and reputation of Lee Wolfe join the Qwest senior management team," said Bob Woodruff, Executive VP and CFO of Qwest. "The skills and achievements he brings us assure the investment community that Qwest values excellent relations and is creating a strong program for
communication and dialog."
Wolfe joins Qwest after a 33-year career at AT&T. He had been in investor relations since 1988, most recently as Investor Relations Director and helped shape that company's financial and shareholder strategies, as well as assisting in major mergers and acquisitions. Prior to 1988, he served AT&T in various capacities finance, systems development and network operations.
Wolfe holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Lycoming College, a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University, and an MBA in Accounting and Systems from New York University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Qwest is a facilities-based provider of communications services to interexchange carrier customers. Qwest's construction crews are building a 13,000 mile U.S. network using the latest fiber optic technologies and wave-division multiplexing techniques to achieve potential capacities that are the highest in the industry today. By using self-healing SONET rings, and by burying cable in high-strength conduit four to five feet under railroad rights-of-way, Qwest offers superior security and reliability to its customers.
Further information is available on the company's Website located at qwest.net .
CONTACT: Qwest Communications
Tony Brodman, (303) 291-1470
e-mail: tbrodman@qwest.net
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