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plherrera/iStock(DALLAS) — AT&T Business has named longtime employee Anne Chow CEO, making her the first woman to hold that position.

Chow, who’s been with AT&T Business for nearly 30 years, was one of the first Asian American officers at the company and is now the highest ranking Asian American at AT&T, male or female.

“This is an exciting time at AT&T, and in AT&T Business, as we have a unique opportunity to provide our customers with the innovative solutions they need to better run their businesses and serve their customers,” Chow told ABC News in a statement. “With breakthrough technologies like 5G, businesses around the world will be poised to transform and disrupt their own industries.”

The newly named CEO tweeted a photo of her desk with cards and bouquets of flowers, expressing her gratitude with a quote from the late motivational speaker and businessman Zig Zagler.

48 hours into my new gig & I’m overwhelmed with gratitude