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Rich Buchheim, newly appointed director of Intergraph's publishing operations, has wasted little time in making his mark on his division. Just months after taking charge, Buchheim has created a new […]

Nextel Communications Inc has named Wayland R. Hicks as its chief executive and vice chairman to manage the company's rapid expansion. Nextel needed someone with experience in managing large operations as the company continues its drive to accumulate more properties. The company is trying to establish itself as a major national wireless-service provider. It has seven major agreements in the works, including pacts with Motorola Inc and MCI and a proposed acquisition of OneComm Corp. However, Nextel has experienced some obstacles, such as a shortage of new wireless phones for its West Coast operations. Some industry analysts feel that Nextel has needed a deeper management structure and that the addition of Hicks is a well-overdue strategic move.

AT&T names Randall Tobias to supervise the company's overseas businesses. AT&T wants to speed growth in its international operations. The company also will establish an Operations Committee, which will manage AT&T's day-to-day activities. These moves are part of Chmn Robert E. Allen's overall strategy, which aims to transform AT&T into a more aggressive company with a strong presence in international markets. AT&T now derives about 15 percent of its annual $37 billion in revenue from overseas, but AT&T's recent acquisition of NCR Corp will greatly increase international operations because 62 percent of NCR's annual $6 billion in revenue comes from outside the US. According to Randall Tobias himself, overseas markets such as those in Eastern Europe, which are struggling to establish modern communications infrastructures, open up significant opportunities for AT&T.

Stephen B. Schwartz is appointed as a 'trouble-shooter' at IBM, charged with cutting through the company's bureaucracy. Schwartz, who has a reputation as an effective and no-nonsense manager, will oversee a companywide effort to cut across organizational lines to improve customer satisfaction and reduce product defects. Schwartz has worked closely with IBM's chairman, John F. Akers. IBM has previously charged lower-level executives with trying to cut bureaucracy, but Schwartz's appointment could indicate an escalation of the effort. One industry observer describes Schwartz as 'a sort of shadow government.'

IBM REORGANIZES MANAGEMENT CHAIN 08/05/91 ARMONK, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1991 AUG 5 (NB) -- International Business Machines (IBM) has altered its corporate reporting channels to provide higher corporate status for […]