CenturyTel Announces Executive Promotions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2003 CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTL See control key. 1. CTL - Checkout Test language. 2. CTL - Compiler Target Language. 3. CTL - Computational Tree Logic ) announced today that Harvey Perry has been appointed vice chairman of the board and will retire as an officer of the company effective December 31, 2003. The company also appointed Stacey Goff as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. "Harvey has made significant contributions to CenturyTel's success over the years," Glen F. Post, III, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said. "We look forward to his continued service to the company for years to come." Perry joined CenturyTel in 1984 as general counsel and was elected to the board of directors in 1990. He currently serves as executive vice president and chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive , as well as serving on the board's executive committee. "Stacey has played a major role in CenturyTel's growth in recent years," Post said. "We welcome the outstanding abilities he brings to our executive team." Goff joined CenturyTel's legal department in 1998 and has held various positions including vice president and assistant general counsel. He has worked on a wide range of issues for the company, including the negotiation and closing of numerous acquisitions and dispositions the company has undertaken in the past several years. CenturyTel, Inc. provides communications services including local, long distance, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and data services to more than 3 million customers in 22 states. The company, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CTL, and is included in the S&P 500 Index. CenturyTel is the 8th largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines, in the United States. Visit CenturyTel at www.centurytel.com. |
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