Nationality American Name John deButts | Died December 18, 1986 | |
Occupation Chairman & CEO at
AT&T, Inc. (1972-1979) | ||
John D. deButts (1915-1986) was an American businessman. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T from 1972 to 1979.
Biography
After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, where he studied electrical engineering. He received a bachelor's degree in 1936. He served as President of Illinois Bell. From 1972 to 1979, he served as Chairman and CEO of AT&T. He objected to the United States federal government's antitrust efforts to break up AT&T. In 1984, he was dismayed by the decision to break up the Bell System's twenty-three operating companies.
He served as Chairman of The Business Council from 1977 to 1978.
He resided in a family farm in Upperville, Virginia. He died of a heart attack in Winchester, Virginia on December 18, 1986.