F. Thaddeus Arroyo, chief information officer, is responsible for all of AT&T's information technology. He was appointed to his current position in January 2007, following the close of the merger between AT&T, Bell South and Cingular.

Previously, Arroyo served as chief information officer at Cingular Wireless, where he was responsible for directing the company's internal information technology infrastructure, including Internet and Intranet capabilities, developing applications systems, overseeing Cingular's enterprise data centers, and leading the information technology organization.

As Cingular's chief information officer, Arroyo successfully advanced technology initiatives while rationalizing Cingular's enterprise application portfolio and integrating a new billing system.

Prior to joining Cingular, Arroyo served as senior vice president of Product Marketing and Development for Sabre Corporation. He also served as senior vice president of Information Technology Services for Sabre, where he held responsibilities for infrastructure development, deployment, and strategic technology planning in support of Sabre's large-scale outsourcing customers. Arroyo also held leadership positions in the areas of global outsourcing, strategic infrastructure, and data network services for Sabre. Prior to joining Sabre, Arroyo was employed in Southwestern Bell's IT organization.

Arroyo has been recognized by leading publications, including Hispanic Business ("100 Infulentials", 2005); Business 2.0 ("Business 2.0 Dream Team", 2004); and Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology ("50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business," 2004, 2005, and 2006). He received the 2002 "Georgia Global CIO of the Year Award" in recognition for technology leadership demonstrating innovation and creativity in planning and deploying enterprise systems.

Arroyo has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Master's of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.