Resume
Solomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo is an international business executive with three decades’ experience on three continents in the rapidly-changing telecommunications and media industries. As CEO of high-cap global companies headquartered in the US, the EU, and Asia-Pacific regions, he has managed operations in more than 25 countries around the world – including developed as well as emerging markets from the EU and North America to China, South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He is a digital pioneer, long-time champion of high-speed broadband, and early advocate of the mobile Internet to stimulate productivity and advance innovation across all sectors of the economy. His vision and achievements have earned him seats on corporate boards in the US, EU, and China.
Employment History
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Trujillo Group Investments, LLC, Englewood, Colorado Chairman |
July 2003 – Present
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Telstra Corporation, Ltd., Melbourne, Australia Chief Executive Officer |
July 2005 – June 2009
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Orange SA, London, England Chief Executive Officer |
Feb. 2003 – March 2004
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Graviton, Inc., La Jolla, California Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Jan. 2001 – Jan. 2003
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US West, Inc., Denver, Colorado Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
1999 – July 2000
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US West, Inc., Denver, Colorado President and Chief Executive Officer |
June 1998 – May 1999
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US West Communications, Denver, Colorado Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
July 1995 – June 1998
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US West Marketing Resources, Denver, Colorado President and Chief Executive Officer |
March 1992 – July 1995
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US West Communications, Denver, Colorado Marketing, Regulatory, Operations & GM positions |
1974 – March 1992
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Current Directorships
| Non-Executive Director, WPP Group |
2010 – Present
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| Chairman, Silk Road Technologies (China) |
2009 – Present
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| Vice-Chairman, Promerica Bank |
2009 – Present
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| Member, Target Corporation |
1994 – Present
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| Member, Weather Investments S.p.A. |
May 2009 – Present
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Former Directorships
| Bank of America |
1996 – 2000
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| Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) |
January 2005 – October 2005
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| Gannett |
May 2002 – April 2006
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| Orange SA |
March 2001 – March 2004
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| PepsiCo |
January 2000 – September 2005
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| Telstra Corporation, Ltd. |
July 2005 – June 2009
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| US WEST, Inc. |
May 1999 – July 2000
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Trusteeships
| Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) |
1991 – Present
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| UCLA School of Public Policy |
2000 – 2009
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| Boston College |
2000 – 2008
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Business & Civic Leadership
- Governor, World Economic Forum (WEF) for the information technology industry.
- Member, Chairman’s Advisory Council, Alcatel, (2000-2003).
- Trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations (1996-2003).
- Advisory roles to Democrat and Republican leaders at the federal, state and local levels on matters related to financial management, economic development, trade policy, and telecommunications.
- Member, International Business Council (2008-2009).
- Member, International Business Leaders Advisory Group, Mayor of Shanghai (2005-2009).
- Active in national, regional, and local civic associations on issues related to economic development – including small business job creation, business and technology, investment, and diversity.
Awards & Honors
- Named “CEO of the Year” by Australian Telecom Magazine, recognizing achievements in the privatization and transformation of Telstra (2008).
- Corporate Recognition Award from A Better Chance, for his commitment to supporting and advancing educational opportunities for students of color (2000).
- Presented with the Ronald H. Brown Corporate Bridge Builder Award by President Clinton for creating opportunities for women and minorities (1999).
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Wyoming (2000); University of Colorado (2001).
Education
- BS, University of Wyoming (1973)
- MBA, University of Wyoming (1974)
Testimonials
“He obviously knows his industry pretty well and he’s very much a full-service telco man. He’s got a record and talks well about what he’s achieved.”
“From Accenture’s global perspective-and based on our work with companies in the Fortune Global 500, Telstra is undertaking an industry-defining transformation program. This is one of the most significant, comprehensive and customer-focused IT and business transformations ever undertaken, and that Accenture has been involved with…this is one of the most complex and comprehensive business transformations, spanning multiple product domains and supporting all network upgrades concurrently. Also; the program is not just about an integrated customer care and billing technology-it also supports the introduction of new, next-generation products, simplifying processes and improving the cultural approach of the organization.”
“The role we are normally asked to play sees us doing a lot of systems integration work, we do network work, we do a lot of strategy work, we do a lot of business work. But at Telstra we’re bringing all of that together and it’s unique.”