ATLANTA, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) today announced that Mark Feidler has been named chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2005. Also effective Jan. 1, Dick Anderson, currently president-Customer Markets, has been named vice chairman-planning and administration, and Isaiah (Ike) Harris, has been named president- BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Group. Feidler, Anderson, Harris, Ron Dykes, chief financial officer, and Marc Gary, general counsel, will report directly to Duane Ackerman, chairman and chief executive officer.

"BellSouth has long been recognized as having one of the strongest management teams in the telecom industry," said Ackerman. "By giving our senior executives broad experience in all areas of our business, we continue to develop their leadership abilities and management skills, to the benefit of our customers, shareholders and employees."
Feidler Named Chief Operating Officer.

Mark Feidler joined BellSouth in 1991 as director of strategic transactions. In 1993, he was promoted to vice president of corporate development for BellSouth Corp., and was named president of Interconnection Services three years later. In 1998, he was appointed president of BellSouth Mobility, Inc. In 2001, he was named chief operating officer for Cingular Wireless, a position he held until January 2004, when he was named chief staff officer for BellSouth.

Reporting to Feidler will be Fran Dramis, chief information, eCommerce and security officer; Jan Funderburg, president-Consumer Services; Margaret Greene, president-regulatory and external affairs; Rod Odom, president-Network Services; David Scobey, president-Small Business Services; and Fred Shaftman, president-BellSouth Business.
Keith Cowan, currently president-BellSouth Interconnection Services, will also report to Feidler as president-marketing and product development. Reporting to Cowan will be Donna Lee, chief marketing officer, and Paulino Barros, vice president-product development and management. Barros is currently president of BellSouth's Latin American operations.
Rex Adams will replace Cowan as president of Interconnection Services, reporting to Rod Odom. Adams is currently president-BellSouth Long Distance and vice president-product development and management.

Anderson Named Vice Chairman-Planning and Administration
Reporting to Dick Anderson will be Valencia Adams, vice president and chief diversity officer; Barry Boniface, vice president-planning and development; Becky Dunn, senior vice president-corporate compliance and corporate secretary; William Pate, vice president-advertising and public relations; Dick Sibbernsen, vice president-human resources; Scott Frank, president of BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corp; and Randy Hudon, director of Corporate Aviation.

Anderson joined South Central Bell in 1981 as an account executive. As chief operating officer for Universal Communication Systems, he led the transition of that company into an integrated equipment services entity for BellSouth. Anderson was named president-Interconnection Services in 1993, and was appointed president-customer markets in October 1999.

Harris Named President of A&P; Smith, Peon to Retire
As president of the Advertising & Publishing Group, Ike Harris will have responsibility for BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corp., The Berry Company, Stevens Graphics and IntelliVentures, the Internet company that produces RealPages.com. He will continue to have responsibility for BellSouth's Latin American operations and Cellcom. Mauricio Wior, regional vice president-Latin America, will report to Harris until the sale of the BellSouth's remaining Latin American properties is completed.
Since joining BellSouth in 1997, Harris has served as chief financial officer for BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., vice president-corporate finance and president-Consumer Services. Since becoming president of BellSouth Enterprises in January 2004, he has been responsible for BellSouth's Latin American and European operations and BellSouth's Advertising & Publishing Group.

Elmer Smith, president-Advertising & Publishing Group, has announced his retirement, effective March 31, 2005. Smith will continue to report to Harris until his retirement. Prior to his current position, Smith served as president and CEO of The Berry Company, the largest Yellow Pages advertising sales agency in the United States. BellSouth acquired The Berry Company in 1986.

Also announcing his retirement is Roberto Peon, chief marketing officer for BellSouth International. Peon led BellSouth's growth in the Latin American wireless communications industry. He joined BellSouth in 1987 as director of business development for BellSouth International. Prior to his current position, Peon served as vice president-Latin America, president-Brazil operations and CEO for BCPTelecomunicacoes in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Shannon, Wentworth, Droege Named to New Positions
BellSouth has named Pat Shannon senior vice president-finance, reporting to Ron Dykes. Shannon joined BellSouth in 1997 as vice president-finance. He was named vice president-finance and controller in January 2004.

Reporting to Shannon will be Lynn Wentworth, who will move from her current position as vice president and treasurer to vice president and chief financial officer-Communications Group. Wentworth joined BellSouth's financial organization in 1985, and held numerous positions within that organization until being named an officer of BellSouth in January 2003.

Mark Droege has been named vice president and treasurer for BellSouth, reporting to Dykes. Droege, who is currently vice president and chief financial officer-Latin American Group, joined BellSouth in 1986. He has held several key positions, including director-Investor Relations, chief financial officer of DataServ and president-BellSouth Interactive Services, before being named to his present position in April 2000.
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BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider.

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