Verizon Taps CTO from Wireless Side
Lynch Joins Fellow Verizon Wireless Alum Strigl
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 7/16/2007 8:41:00 AM
Verizon Communications moved Dick Lynch, chief technology officer of Verizon Wireless, into a newly created CTO slot overseeing all of the telco’s networks.
Lynch, who had been Verizon Wireless’ CTO since that company was founded in 2000, will report to Verizon president and chief operating officer Denny Strigl. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone.
Verizon Wireless will appoint a replacement for Lynch “at a later date,” the company said.
In his new role, Lynch will be responsible for managing technology strategy and planning for Verizon's wired and wireless networks. CTOs in each business group will continue to report to their respective group presidents.
Lynch "has been the chief architect of Verizon Wireless' network leadership, and we are confident that he will bring that same focus to all of Verizon's networks as we continue to seize opportunities to strengthen our business," Strigl said in a prepared statement.
Strigl also came over from Verizon Wireless, appointed as the telco’s president and COO last December in a move that Verizon said would create a “single point of accountability” for all business units.
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