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John Zeglis joined Telstra as a non-executive Director on 17 May 2006.
Mr Zeglis has a legal background, and became partner with the law firm Sidley & Austin in 1978. His qualifications include a BSc in Finance from the University of Illinois, and a JD in Law from Harvard.
Mr Zeglis has had a long and distinguished career in the US telecommunications sector. He joined AT&T in 1984, and was elected as President of AT&T in 1998 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the AT&T Wireless Group in 1999. He continued as CEO of AT&T Wireless until retiring in November 2004 following the company's sale to Cingular Wireless.
Directorships of Other Listed Companies - current:
Director, Helmerich & Payne Corporation (1989 - )
Directorships of listed companies - past three years:
Director, Georgia Pacific Corporation (2001 - 2005).
Other:
Current: Director, AMX Corporation; (2005 - ) and State Farm Automobile Insurance (2004 - )
Former: Director, Sara Lee Corporation (1998 - 2000) and Illinois Power Company (1992-1996) | 