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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

TDS: TDS Telecom CEO James Butman to retire; Kenneth Dixon named successor

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

TDS said James W. Butman will step down as President and CEO of TDS Telecom effective June 9, 2025, and remain as a Senior Advisor through July 1, 2025, and Kenneth Dixon will succeed him in that role. The TDS board also elected Dixon as a director effective June 9, 2025, and Butman will resign from the board on the same date, with the filing stating his departure is not due to any dispute with TDS.

Key points

  • James W. Butman steps down as President and CEO of TDS Telecom effective June 9, 2025; remains as Senior Advisor through July 1, 2025
  • Kenneth Dixon succeeds Butman as TDS Telecom President and CEO, with 33 years in telecommunications, including Verizon from 1992 to 2019 and most recently CEO of Tillman FiberCo
  • Dixon joins the TDS Board effective June 9, 2025, replacing Butman, who resigns from the board on the same date

The filing

CompanyTelephone and Data Systems (TDS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 4, 2025, 8:06 AM ET
Accession number0001051512-25-000039

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 04, 2025.

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