Solomon Trujillo has served as the CEO of Telstra, US West, and Orange S A, and has held executive positions in United States Federal government and state governments.
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15 Facts About Solomon Trujillo
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Solomon Trujillo was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Melbourne in 2000.
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Solomon Trujillo advanced to president and CEO in 1998, becoming America's first native-born Latino to serve as CEO of a Fortune 200 company.
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Solomon Trujillo stepped down as CEO of US West in 2002, following the company's merger with Qwest Communications CEO Joe Nacchio, citing differences in vision between the two.
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In November 2000, Solomon Trujillo became chairman and CEO of Graviton, a La Jolla-based startup that produced wirelessly-connected sensor technology for public and private applications.
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Solomon Trujillo left the company shortly before its sale to Xsilogy, another wireless sensor and monitoring company, for an undisclosed sum.
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At Orange, Solomon Trujillo pursued, "an aggressive growth strategy, " to combat the large debt load that he inherited.
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Solomon Trujillo stepped down as CEO of Orange in March 2004, having "accomplished his mandate, " and returning to the US.
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Amid news of his appointment, The Economist named the position "Australia's toughest corporate job, " as Solomon Trujillo's mandate was to prepare the firm for Australia's largest public offering in history.
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In February 2009, Solomon Trujillo announced he would stand down as Telstra's CEO and return to the United States.
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Solomon Trujillo was replaced as CEO by David Thodey, formerly head of the government affairs for the company, who insisted that he planned to see out the end of Trujillo's five-year plan.
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Solomon Trujillo is recognized as a combative CEO who frequently locked horns with Australia's government, but was pivotal in shifting Telstra's position from a government-run monopoly to a more nimble, competitive company.
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Solomon Trujillo joined a team of directors at Australian mobile phone startup Unlockd in July 2016.
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