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Technology Stocks : Qwest Communications (Q) (formerly QWST) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Andmoreagain who wrote (3658)	5/4/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: MangoBoy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6846

[Qwest Communications Appoints Afshin Mohebbi President and Chief Operating Officer] DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999--Qwest Communications International Inc. Chairman and CEO Joseph P. Nacchio today named Afshin Mohebbi, 36, -- a global business leader with telecommunications and Internet experience in America and Europe - as president and chief operating officer. Mohebbi now is British Telecommunications (BT) president and managing director of United Kingdom markets, an $18 billion business unit serving 20 million consumers and 1.5 million businesses in the UK. He is the youngest BT managing director of a division. Mohebbi has been recognized by investors, business partners and colleagues for managing large, diverse teams of professionals; and for business results that have catapulted him to his next assignment and frequent promotions. Mohebbi has a master's degree in business administration, graduating as a dean's scholar, from the University of California; a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis on communications systems from the University of California Irvine, which he completed with honors in two years when he was only 18 years old; and a telecommunications engineering certificate from the University of California Los Angeles. "Afshin is going to be an outstanding addition to our strong Qwest management team," said Nacchio. "He brings energy, intellect and a new perspective achieved over a series of fast-track assignments that will help us continue to grow our business and change the communications industry." With Mohebbi's arrival June 1, Nacchio will be freed to spend more time focused on overall corporate performance; long-term strategy, technology and corporate development. Mohebbi will manage all Qwest line operations, including market-facing business units (business, consumer, government, international and wholesale markets); network engineering and operations; information technology and staff support functions. He has more than 16 years of fast-moving, high-growth communications industry experience at SBC Communications and its Pacific Bell unit, as well as British Telecommunications. Mohebbi has held a wide variety of assignments in marketing, sales, engineering, operations and customer service. He held a key role in BT's accelerated deployment of an Internet Protocol infrastructure, products and services.