Solomon Trujillo
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Solomon Dennis Trujillo November 17, 1951 Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Chief executive officer |
| Employer | Previously Telstra |
| Salary | A$11 million including bonuses |
| Predecessor | Ziggy Switkowski |
| Successor | David Thodey |
| Website | SolTrujillo |
Solomon Dennis "Sol" Trujillo (born November 17, 1951) is an American businessman, global media-communications and technology executive. He has served as the CEO of Telstra, US West, Orange S.A. and has held executive positions in United States Federal government and state governments.
Trujillo served as a trade policy advisor to both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
Trujillo was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Solomon and Theresa (née Lujan) Trujillo. Trujillo attended Cheyenne's East High School and the University of Wyoming, where he earned his Bachelor of Business degree (BBus) and an MBA.
In 1973, Trujillo married Corine (née Fresquez) Trujillo. He currently lives with his wife near San Diego, in Dana Point, California and has three adult daughters.
Trujillo began his business career in 1974 as an economic forecaster in the Mountain Bell division of AT&T. At 32, Trujillo was selected State Vice-President, serving as chief executive of Mountain Bell’s operations in New Mexico, making him the youngest officer in the history of AT&T.
In 1996, Trujillo was named president of US West. He advanced to president and CEO in 1998, becoming America's fist native-born Latino to serve as CEO of a Fortune 200 company.
Trujillo stepped down as CEO of US West in 2002, following the company's merger with Qwest Communications CEO Joe Nacchio, citing differences in vision between the two. During his time at the company, Trujillo was credited with shifting US West's reputation as the "smallest local phone network" into one focused on high-speed Internet and other technology, such as Voice over IP.
In November 2000, he became chairman and CEO of Graviton, remaining until that startup closed.
After two years as a member of the Orange S.A. board of directors, Trujillo was tapped to serve as CEO of the company in 2003. He was the first American to lead a CAC 40 company.
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