James W. Callaway

Overview

James W. Callaway, group president, is responsible for SBC's international operations and directory operations. Before assuming his current position in September 2000, he served as group president-SBC Services, where he was responsible for special markets, procurement, all FCC merger compliance agreements and implementation of long distance performance measures for SBC Communications Inc. Callaway began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT) in 1968. He held numerous positions with SWBT in Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as assignments with AT&T in New York and New Jersey before divestiture. He previously served as president of SWBT's Kansas Division and president and chief executive officer of SBC's equipment subsidiary, Southwestern Bell Telecom and was the founding president and chief operating officer of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems. In addition, he was vice president-marketing for SWBT in St. Louis and vice president-general manager for Southwestern Bell's South Texas market area. Callaway was appointed senior vice president-strategic planning for SBC Communications Inc. in 1996, and in 1997, he became president-California. In that role, he was in charge of all regulatory, legislative, governmental, and external affairs activities for Pacific Telesis in California and Nevada. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Callaway earned a degree in business administration from Arkansas State University in 1968.