Lowell Clayton McAdam was born on May 28,1954 and is an American businessman.
13 Facts About Lowell McAdam
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Lowell McAdam is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, a company he joined in 2000.
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Lowell McAdam spent six years in the US Navy's Civil Engineer Corps and is a licensed professional engineer.
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In 2006, Lowell McAdam became the chief operating officer and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless.
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Lowell McAdam was made chairman of Verizon Communications on January 1,2012, and its CEO on August 1,2011.
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In June 2018, Verizon announced that Lowell McAdam would retire from his role as CEO on August 1,2018, remaining executive chairman through the end of the year.
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Lowell McAdam then concluded his tenure as non-executive chairman in March 2019.
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Lowell McAdam had previously been the CEO for PrimeCo Personal Communications, a joint venture of Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch.
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Lowell McAdam was vice president of international operations for AirTouch Communications and a lead technical partner for cellular ventures in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Korea and Japan.
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Lowell McAdam joined AirTouch as executive director of international applications and operations in 1993.
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Lowell McAdam is a director of the National Academy Foundation, a partnership between business leaders and educators that aims to help high schools across the US establish and run technical and service academies.
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Lowell McAdam is co-chair of the CEO Council on Health and Innovation, which encourages affordable improvements in employee health.
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Lowell McAdam is an emeritus member of the Cornell University Board of trustees.