Michael Armstrong, the ex IBMer now chief executive at Hughes Electronics Inc, was earmarked as a candidate for retiring AT&T Co chairman Robert Allen’s job last year (CI No 3,021). He’s now back in the running as the leading outside candidate for the job, says the New York Times, though the smart money is still on insider John Zeglis (CI No 3,236).
HUGHES CHIEF RE-ENTERS FRAME FOR AT&T JOB
