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Verizon Wireless

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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$38.0B
  • Private
  • US
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Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD).

President & CEOLowell C. McAdam
Number of Employees 70,000
Contact Information

295 North Maple Avenue

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 06492

www.verizonwire...

(908) 696-2000

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

Recent Events

  • Verizon Wireless and HTC Introduce HTC Ozone

    6/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Verizon to Pay $1.5M Settlement Over Ringtone Scam

    6/25/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Nokia Siemens Stakes Claim in North American Wireless

    6/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Verizon Now Offering the BlackBerry Pearl Flip

    6/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Verizon offers global data access with new USB modem

    6/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Verizon Wireless launches high-speed Novatel Wireless USB1000 Global Modem

    6/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Verizon Wireless Introduces USB1000 Global Modem

    6/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • hopefully the iphone will be on verizon now!

    6/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • RIM Taking BlackBerry On World 'Tour'

    6/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Samsung Omnia II On Its Way to Verizon

    6/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Biotech index falls after FTC report

    6/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Colonial shares drop after unit agrees to order

    6/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Verizon Wireless launches Motorola Rival

    6/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ATN to pay USD200mn for Verizon assets

    6/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BRIEF-Atlantic Tele Network to buy Verizon Wireless assets in rural markets -filing

    6/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Saying Goodbye to Your Cellphone Carrier Just Got Cheaper, Thanks to a California Ruling: Why...

    6/09/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • 'Chad,' crew here to film Alltel ads

    6/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Verizon Wireless to Open App Store

    6/09/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • LifeWatch and Verizon Wireless to Expand Healthcare Telemedicine Solutions

    6/11/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

verizon wireless - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lowell C. McAdam President & CEO
Charles Hand President, New York Metro Region
Greg Haller President, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region
Jeff Mango President, Georgia, Alabama Region
Jim McGean President, South Area
John Palmer President, Southern California Region
Katherine Greene President, Houston, Gulf Coast Region
Kenneth Dixon President, New England Region
Lou Sigillo President, Kansas, Missouri
Luis Cruz President, Central Texas Region
Marni Walden President, Midwest Area
Marquett Smith President, Upstate New York Region
Melanie Braidich President, Mountain Region
Michael Maiorana President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region
Nancy B. Clark President, Great Plains Region
Rich Garwood President, Northern California, Nevada Region
Rick Conrad President, Northeast Area
Roger C. Tang President, Ohio, Pennsylvania Region
Roger Gurnani President, West Area
T.J. Fox President, Illinois, Wisconsin Region
Tami Erwin President, Washington, Baltimore, Virginia Region
Tony Heyman President, Southwest Region
Ajay Waghray Chief Information Officer
Anthony Melone Executive Vice President & CTO
Jack Plating Executive Vice President & COO
John Townsend Vice President & CFO
Mike Lanman Vice President & CMO
Anthony Bowman Vice President, West Area Customer Service
Anthony A. Lewis Vice President, Open Development
Brian Stacy Vice President, South Area Customer Service
Charlie Falco Vice President, Customer Service Operations
Eileen M. Creeden Vice President, Northeast Area Customer Service
Margaret Feldman Vice President, Business Development
Mark Harris Vice President, National Government Sales & Operations
Martha Delehanty Vice President, Human Resources
Steven E. Zipperstein Vice President, Legal and External Affairs
Chris Lewter Director, Business Sales, Michigan, Indiana & Kentucky Region
Howard Faber Director, Business-to-Business, Georgia & Alabama Regions
Victor Mack Director of Retail Sales, Michigan
Yolanda Royall Associate Director, Human Resources, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President & CEO Current
Verizon Communications Inc. President & CEO, Verizon Wireless Current
Verizon Communications Inc. Executive Vice President Current
CTIA Board of Directors Current
PrimeCo Personal Communications President & Chief Executive Officer Former
PrimeCo Personal Communications Chief Operating Officer Former
AirTouch Communications Vice President, International Operations Former
Pacific Bell Telephone Company Vice President, Bay Area Former
University of San Diego M.B.A. Former
Cornell University Bachelor's, Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, New York Metro Region Current
Rutgers University Bachelor’S Degree In Communications and Journalism Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Retail Salesâ??Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Center Manager Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Business Account Executive Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Georgia, Alabama Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Director, Retail Sales and Operations Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Retail Sales Representative Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, South Area Current
Emory University Chairman, Board of Visitors Current
Gwinnett Technical College Board Member Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Director Â?? Integration Management Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Retail Distribution Former
Georgia State University MBA, Finance Former
Emory University Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Southern California Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Former
New England Telephone Marketing and Operational Management Positions Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Houston, Gulf Coast Region Current
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master’S Degree In Urban Planning Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, New England Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Sales Operations Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Kansas, Missouri Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Customer Service Operations Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Customer Service Representative Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Central Texas Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Indirect Sales Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Business Development Analyst Former
San Diego State University Bba, Corporate Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Midwest Area Current
AirTouch Cellular Branch Director Former
McCaw Cellular Communications NA Former
Gen Cellular Corporation NA Former
California State University, Chico Bachelor’S Degree In English Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Upstate New York Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Customer Service Operations Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Store Sales & Operations Former
Cybercash, Inc. Executive Positions Former
Interliant Executive Positions Former
Sprint Corporation Executive Positions Former
AOL LLC Executive Positions Former
Radford University Bachelor of Science Degree In Marketing Former
MIT Sloan School of Management Executive Management Program Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Mountain Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Director, Retail Customer Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Direct Sales Representative, Los Angeles Former
Ohio Northern University Bachelor’S of Science Degree In Business Administration Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, National Government Sales and Operations Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Regional Director, Corporate and Government Accounts Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Sales Representative Former
Rutgers University Undergraduate Degree In Marketing Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Great Plains Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Customer Service Former
GTE Finance, Marketing and Sales Positions Former
The University of Houston MBA Former
Michigan State University Bachelor’S Degree In Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Northern California, Nevada Region Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Northeast Area Current
PrimeCo Personal Communications Coo Former
PrimeCo Personal Communications Executive Vice President Former
Old Dominion University Bachelor's Degree In History Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Ohio, Pennsylvania Region Current
Adelphi University MBA, Finance Former

Roger Gurnani is President - West Area for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's operations throughout the western United States, an area spanning 12 states* plus El Paso, Texas. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Gurnani served as Vice President - Chief Information Officer for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's Information Systems portfolio development and operation of its data centers and communications facilities. He helped oversee and complete the integration of the domestic wireless operations of Bell Atlantic, Vodafone, AirTouch, and GTE at the inception of Verizon Wireless in 2000. He had previously served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bell Atlantic Mobile. Mr. Gurnani has extensive experience in the telecom industry. He was Executive Director-broadband systems at Bell Atlantic and received the company's Chairman's recognition award in 1996 for the implementation of the world's first ATM-based Switched Digital Video network in Dover Township, New Jersey. He held a number of positions during his seven years at WilTel (now MCI) before joining Bell Atlantic in 1994. He has also previously worked in the transportation and manufacturing industries. He holds a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a Master's in systems engineering from Auburn University.

Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, West Area Current
Rutberg & Company President, West Area, Verizon Wireless Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. West Area Former
Auburn University Master's In Systems Engineering Former
Auburn University Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Illinois, Wisconsin Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Business Sales In the Southern California Region Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Telesales Manager Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Business Account Executive Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Washington, Baltimore, Virginia Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Area Vice President, Customer Service Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Customer Service Representative, US West In Bellevue, Wa Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Southwest Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Staff Vice President, National Distribution Former
Owen Graduate School of Management Master’S Degree In Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Vice President & CTO Current

Jack Plating is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless service provider with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network and $49.3 billion in revenue in 2008. He oversees the company’s nationwide sales and customer service operations, product development and marketing. Before assuming his current position, Plating was the president of Verizon Wireless' South Area. Prior to that, Plating served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Bell Atlantic Mobile, one of Verizon Wireless' predecessor companies, where he earlier had served as President of that company's New England and Upstate New York Region. Plating began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1975 as a sales executive and later district sales manager for Motorola Communications and Electronics. He held management positions at Digital Paging Systems and A+ Communications, and served as vice president at Metro Mobile CTS. Plating joined Bell Atlantic Mobile in 1991 and ran the company's Southeast Region covering North and South Carolina. Plating holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Arkansas.

Organization Position Status
Verizon Communications Inc. Executive Vice President & COO, Verizon Wireless Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Vice President & COO Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President & CFO Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President & CMO Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, West Area Customer Service Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Open Development Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, South Area Customer Service Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Executive Director, National Operations Former
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Operations Former
Albion College Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics and Management Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Customer Service Operations Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Northeast Area Customer Service Current
New England Telephone Customer Service, Business Planning and Marketing Positions Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, National Government Sales & Operations Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Communications Store Channel, Southern New England Region Former

Martha Delehanty is vice president – human resources for Verizon Wireless. She is responsible for all human resources strategies and programs, including employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and development, staffing, diversity and human resources compliance. Delehanty joined Verizon Wireless in 2000 serving as executive director – employee relations. In this role, she oversaw Verizon Wireless’ employee workplace programs and policies, including all human resources communications, for 65,000 employees. Previously, Delehanty was a field director for GTE Wireless. She joined GTE in 1991 and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and authority with the company’s products, directories, telephone operations and wireless groups in the East and Midwest. Delehanty holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree in business from the University of Texas at Austin.

Organization Position Status
Verizon Communications Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Verizon Wireless Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Vice President, Legal and External Affairs Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Business Sales, Michigan, Indiana & Kentucky Region Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Data Solutions Manager Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Business-to-Business, Georgia & Alabama Regions Current
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director of Retail Sales, Michigan Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Director, Business Sales, Great Plains Region Former
Organization Position Status
Verizon Wireless, Inc. Associate Director, Human Resources, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky Current

Executive News

  • Web 2.0 Summit Hosts John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly Define the Next Phase of the...

    Reuters - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Web 2.0 Summit Hosts John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly Define the Next Phase of the Web: Web Squared

    Forbes.com - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Web 2.0 Summit Hosts John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly Define the Next Phase of the Web: Web Squared

    PR Newswire - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Report: Verizon, T-Mobile launching Motorola Android phones

    Fierce Wireless - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • RIM Announces the BlackBerry Tour

    Seeking Alpha - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • RIM officially announces Tour; Coming to Sprint and Verizon Wireless

    ZDNet - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Verizon CEO: Next-gen BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Tour and Palm Pre coming in next six months

    MobileBurn - 6/15/09 - View Story

  • Report: Verizon, Too, To Sell Palm Pre

    Top Tech News - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Report: Verizon to Sell Palm Pre in Six Months

    Top Tech News - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Report: Verizon, Too, To Sell Palm Pre

    CIO Today - 6/11/09 - View Story

  • Sorry, Sprint! Verizon Preps for Pre

    Motley Fool - 6/10/09 - View Story

  • Verizon Wireless to Open App Store

    Psion Place - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Sprint on Pre exclusive

    ZDNet - 6/06/09 - View Story

  • Sprint: Pre exclusive longer than 6 months

    ZDNet - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Verizon Pre? Not As Soon As You Think

    Information Week - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Palm Pre: Gauging Success Will Take Time

    Seeking Alpha - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Sprint: Pre exclusive longer than 6 months; The squabble over 'or so'

    ZDNet - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Sprint CEO says Pre deal is longer than six months

    CNET News.com - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Verizon: Not Leaving BREW Behind

    Wireless Week - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • VZW's Java app store: Another name for a mobile portal?

    Telephony - 6/04/09 - View Story

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