AT&T names Donovan CTO

AT&T Inc. appointed John Donovan as its CTO, replacing Chris Rice, who becomes executive VP of the telecom giants Shared Services division.
Donovan, who will be based in San Antonio, is charged with overseeing the company’s global technology direction, including product development, network and engineering operations, AT&T Labs, and the company’s security and intellectual property organizations.
Previously, Donovan was executive VP of product, sales, marketing and operations at VeriSign Inc., and before that was chairman and CEO of inCode Telecom Group Inc.