Frontier Communications CEO Maggie Wilderotter Included among “25 Most Powerful People in U.S. Wireless & Wireline” by Fi...
December 10 2014 - 9:49AM
Business Wire
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) Chairman and
CEO Maggie Wilderotter was one of the “Top 25 Most Powerful People
in U.S. Wireless and Wireline” according to FierceWireless, the
daily industry news monitor.
In her introduction of the honorees, editor-in-chief Sue Marek
noted, “When we compiled this list, we looked for individuals who
we believe have a unique mix of leadership and business acumen
[and] who are not only leading their organizations but are also
exerting great influence over the entire industry.”
According to FierceTelecom editor Sean Buckley, one reason Mrs.
Wilderotter made the cut: “Maggie Wilderotter continues to follow
the mantra of taking bets on what can help her company scale. Late
last year, she made one of the biggest bets of her 11-year career
[at the company] with Frontier's $2 billion deal to acquire
AT&T's wireline assets in Frontier's home state of
Connecticut.
“While not nearly as big as its transaction with
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) in 2010, Frontier's deal with AT&T
does give it a larger presence in Connecticut, and it enables
Frontier to expand as a facilities-based TV provider by taking over
AT&T's (NYSE:T) U-verse service in the state.”
Mrs. Wilderotter joins a list that includes Mark Zuckerberg of
Facebook, Apple’s Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Larry Page of
Google and Reed Hastings of Netflix, as well as the CEOs of
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, CenturyLink, Comcast and DISH
Network.
Maggie Wilderotter became Chairman and CEO of Frontier
Communications in January 2006. She joined the company in November
2004 as President and CEO and a member of the Board. Earlier, she
was SVP of Worldwide Public Sector at Microsoft, and President and
CEO of Wink Communications.
Mrs. Wilderotter serves on the boards of Xerox and Procter &
Gamble. She is a member of President Obama's National Security
Telecommunications Advisory Committee, which she chaired from
October 2012 to November 2014. She is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Business Roundtable and Co-Chair of The Committee
for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led,
public policy organization, and numerous other organizations.
Mrs. Wilderotter holds a bachelor's degree in economics from
Holy Cross College. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of
Engineering degree, honoris causa, from the Stevens
Institute of Technology.
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) offers
broadband, voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data
security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for
residential customers, small businesses and home offices and
advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 28
states. Frontier's approximately 17,000 employees are based
entirely in the United States. More information is available
at www.frontier.com.
Frontier Communications CorporationBrigid Smith,
203.614.5042brigid.smith@ftr.com
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