DardenMBA2009.9.15---Ralph de la Vega, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets

DardenMBA2009.9.15---Ralph de la Vega, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
DardenMBA 於 2009-09-15 上傳

The Darden Leadership Speaker Series kicks off its 2009-10 series with Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, architect of AT&Ts exclusivity deal with Apple, and author of an upcoming book, "Obstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity To Advantage in Business and Life". Ralph is interviewed on stage by Darden alumnus (86) Walt Shill, Managing Director, North America, Accenture. Ralphs story is an incredible one: as a 10 year old he immigrated without the rest of his family to the United States from Cuba, due to the political unrest of Cuba in the 60s. As his career progressed, he was BellSouths operations manager for North Dade County in South Florida when Hurricane Andrew struck Florida causing $30 billion in damage and destroying the entire BellSouth infrastructure. Later, he oversaw the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless, the largest all-cash merger ($41 billion) in U.S. history. Come hear Ralph talk about these three and three other pivotal points in his life and how he turned these obstacles into advantage.