F. Duane Ackerman
Bell-South Corporation

F. Duane Ackerman is chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based BellSouth Corporation, a Fortune 60 company and the 10th largest telecommunications company in the world.

A native of Plant City, Fla., Mr. Ackerman holds a bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., and a master's degree in business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Ackerman began his communications career in 1964 in Orlando, Fla., and has served in numerous capacities with BellSouth. Mr. Ackerman was named vice chairman and group president of BellSouth Telecommunications, BellSouth's local telephone service unit and largest subsidiary, in March 1991, and was appointed president and chief operating officer of that unit in November of the same year. He was promoted to vice chairman and chief operating officer of the parent company, BellSouth Corporation, on Jan. 1, 1995, and was elevated to the position of president and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth on Jan. 1, 1997. On Jan. 1, 1998, Mr. Ackerman was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of BellSouth.

In addition to serving as a director of BellSouth Corporation, Mr. Ackerman also is a member of the boards of American Heritage Life Insurance Corporation and American Business Products. His civic commitments include chairing the board of Central Atlanta Progress and membership on the boards of The Commerce Club and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He is a trustee of Rollins College and a former member of the board of governors for the Society of Sloan Fellows of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Ackerman and his wife, Kappy, are the parents of four children.

· Based on the most recent Fortune magazine rankings based on 1996 figures, adjusted to reflect the subsequent completion of the mergers of Bell Atlantic/NYNEX and SBC Communications/Pacific Telesis.

This information is from the BellSouth Website.

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