Former Senator Landrieu Joins CenturyLink Board

Former Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) has joined the board of CenturyLink.

She will take the seat held by former Cox EVP Fred Nichols, who died earlier this year.

Landrieu has not been named to any board committee, but will be sometime next year.

“CenturyLink is a true Louisiana success story and I appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this dynamic organization,” Landrieu said in a statement. “It’s been a thrill to watch it grow from a rural telephone provider to a global technology company, and I look forward to working with fellow members of the board and management to help it continue to grow in the future.”

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.