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was chairman of the board of Synovus Financial Corp. (a diversified financial services holding company in Columbus, Georgia) and served in this capacity from July 2005 to October 2006. He served as chief executive officer of Synovus Financial Corp. from January 1971 to July 2005. Mr. Blanchard was elected a director of AT&T in December 2006. He served as a director of BellSouth Corporation from 1994 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 2006. He is a member of the Corporate Development Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Mr. Blanchard is a director of Synovus Financial Corp. and Total System Services, Inc.
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