NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) today announced that
Chris Levendos, former head of the Network Deployment and Operations
organization at Google Fiber, will join the company as Executive Vice
President, Field Operations. His predecessor in the position, John Lass,
plans to retire. Levendos will report to President and Chief Executive
Officer Dan McCarthy and serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
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Levendos will focus on better serving customer needs by maximizing the
effectiveness of Frontier’s robust fiber-optic and copper networks to
expand reach and increase speed capabilities. His experience at Google
Fiber, where he led network planning, expansion, design, and operations
for fiber-to-the-home infrastructure, and at Verizon, as a Region
President and as Vice President in the Wireline Transformation group,
give him keen insight into the opportunities within Frontier’s
operations in 29 states.
Dan McCarthy stated, “I am confident Chris will further enhance the
robust resources of our field operations teams and our network assets,
allowing Frontier to continue to provide the bandwidth options that
support advanced technology and connectivity. We remain focused on
providing homes and small, medium and commercial businesses with
technologies that will help us lead in our markets, scale wisely, and
create seamless network experiences.”
Before joining Google, Levendos spent 26 years at Verizon, last serving
as region president for its New York City wireline operations. He began
his career with Verizon in 1989 and held positions with increasing
operational and engineering responsibility. He led the massive
restoration of Verizon’s network infrastructure in lower Manhattan that
was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. His knowledge and expertise was
critical to the network upgrade to fiber and the restoration of services
in record time.
Levendos is a graduate of the State University of New York at
Plattsburgh and earned a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from New York
University and a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Management from
Stevens Institute of Technology.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) is a leader in
providing communications services to urban, suburban, and rural
communities in 29 states. Frontier offers a variety of services to
residential customers over its fiber-optic and copper networks,
including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice, and Frontier Secure®
digital protection solutions. Frontier Business Edge™ offers
communications solutions to small, medium, and enterprise businesses.
More information about Frontier is available at www.frontier.com.
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