AT&T announced that Chief Financial Officer Rick Lindner will retire effective June 1. He will be replaced by AT&T Controller John Stephens.

Lindner has served as CFO for the company since 2004. He previously was CFO for Cingular Wireless, the joint wireless venture between SBC and BellSouth.

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