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VZ » Topics » The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the following candidates:

This excerpt taken from the VZ DEF 14A filed Mar 23, 2009.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the following candidates:

 

     
LOGO   RICHARD L. CARRIÓN    LOGO   ROBERT W. LANE
   
Mr. Carrión, 56, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, a financial services company. Mr. Carrión has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Carrión is also a class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.    Mr. Lane, 59, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deere & Company, an equipment manufacturer. Mr. Lane has been a Director since 2004. He is also a director of General Electric Company.
   
Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Human Resources Committee    Member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee
     

LOGO

   M. FRANCES KEETH   

LOGO

   SANDRA O. MOOSE
   
Ms. Keeth, 62, was Executive Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell plc, an energy company, from January 2005 to December 2006. Prior to that, she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Chemical LP and Executive Vice President, Customer Fulfillment of Shell Chemicals. Ms. Keeth has been a Director since December 2006. She is also a director of Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Peabody Energy Corporation.    Dr. Moose, 67, is President of Strategic Advisory Services LLC, a consulting firm. She is a retired Senior Vice President and director of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Moose has been a Director since 2000 and was a director of GTE Corporation from 1978 to 2000. She is also a director of Rohm and Haas Company and The AES Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Advisor Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds.
   
Member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Policy Committee    Presiding Director, Chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Member of
the Audit Committee

 

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LOGO

   JOSEPH NEUBAUER    LOGO   CLARENCE OTIS, JR.
   
Mr. Neubauer, 67, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK Holdings Corporation, a services management company. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK Corporation until January 2007. Mr. Neubauer has been a Director since 1995. He is also a director of Macy’s, Inc.    Mr. Otis, 52, has been Chairman of Darden Restaurants, Inc., a restaurant holding company, since December 2005 and Chief Executive Officer since December 2004. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Darden Restaurants, Inc. from March 2002 to November 2004, and President of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill from December 2002 to November 2004. Mr. Otis has been a Director since 2006. He is also a director of VF Corporation.
   
Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee    Member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee
     

LOGO

   DONALD T. NICOLAISEN    LOGO   HUGH B. PRICE
   
Mr. Nicolaisen, 64, was Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, he was a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Nicolaisen has been a Director since 2005. He is also a director of MGIC Investment Corporation, Morgan Stanley and Zurich Financial Services.    Mr. Price, 67, is Visiting Professor and Lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, a research university,
and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, an independent research and policy institute. He was Senior Advisor of DLA Piper U.S. LLP from 2003 to 2005 and, prior to that, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League. Mr. Price has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1995 to 1997. He is also a director of Metropolitan Life, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
   
Member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Policy Committee    Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee
     

LOGO

   THOMAS H. O’BRIEN    LOGO   IVAN G. SEIDENBERG
   
Mr. O’Brien, 72, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and PNC Bank, N.A., financial services companies. Mr. O’Brien has been a Director since 1987. He is also a director of BlackRock, Inc. and Confluence Technologies, Inc.    Mr. Seidenberg, 62, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Communications Inc. Mr. Seidenberg has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1991 to 1997.
   
Chairperson of the Audit Committee     

 

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LOGO

   JOHN W. SNOW    LOGO   JOHN R. STAFFORD
   
Dr. Snow, 69, is President of JWS Associates, LLC, a consulting firm. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury from February 2003 to June 2006 and, prior to that, was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corporation. Dr. Snow has been a Director since 2007 and was a Director from 2000 to 2003. He was a director of GTE Corporation from 1998 to 2000. He is the non-executive Chairman of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and a director of Marathon Oil Corporation.    Mr. Stafford, 71, was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wyeth, a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Stafford has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1989 to 1997. He is also a director of Honeywell International Inc.
   
Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Human Resources Committee    Member of the Human Resources Committee

 

 

This excerpt taken from the VZ DEF 14A filed Mar 17, 2008.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the following candidates:

 

     
LOGO   RICHARD L. CARRIÓN    LOGO   ROBERT W. LANE
   
Mr. Carrión, 55, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, a financial services company. Mr. Carrión has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Carrión is also a director of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc., and was elected a class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York effective January 1, 2008.    Mr. Lane, 58, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deere & Company, an equipment manufacturer. Mr. Lane has been a Director since 2004. He is also a director of General Electric Company.
   
Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Human Resources Committee    Member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee
     
LOGO   M. FRANCES KEETH   

LOGO

   SANDRA O. MOOSE
   
Ms. Keeth, 61, was Executive Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell plc, an energy company, from January 2005 to December 2006. Prior to that, she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Chemical LP and Executive Vice President, Customer Fulfillment of Shell Chemicals. Ms. Keeth has been a Director since December 2006. She is also a director of Arrow Electronics, Inc.    Dr. Moose, 66, is President of Strategic Advisory Services LLC, a consulting firm. She is a retired Senior Vice President and director of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Moose has been a Director since 2000 and was a director of GTE Corporation from 1978 to 2000. She is also a director of Rohm and Haas Company and The AES Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Advisor Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds.
   
Member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Policy Committee    Presiding Director, Chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Member of
the Audit Committee

 

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LOGO   JOSEPH NEUBAUER    LOGO   CLARENCE OTIS, JR.
   
Mr. Neubauer, 66, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK Holdings Corporation, a services management company. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK Corporation until January 2007. Mr. Neubauer has been a Director since 1995. He is also a director of Macy’s, Inc. and Wachovia Corporation.    Mr. Otis, 51, has been Chairman of Darden Restaurants, Inc., a restaurant holding company, since December 2005 and Chief Executive Officer since December 2004. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Darden Restaurants, Inc. from March 2002 to November 2004, and President of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill from December 2002 to November 2004. Mr. Otis has been a Director since 2006. He is also a director of VF Corporation.
   
Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee    Member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee
     
LOGO   DONALD T. NICOLAISEN    LOGO   HUGH B. PRICE
   
Mr. Nicolaisen, 63, was Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, he was a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Nicolaisen has been a Director since 2005. He is also a director of MGIC Investment Corporation, Morgan Stanley and Zurich Financial Services.    Mr. Price, 66, is Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, an independent research and policy institute. He was Senior Advisor of DLA Piper U.S. LLP from 2003 to 2005 and, prior to that, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League. Mr. Price has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1995 to 1997. He is also a director of Metropolitan Life, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
   
Member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Policy Committee    Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee
     
LOGO   THOMAS H. O’BRIEN    LOGO   IVAN G. SEIDENBERG
   
Mr. O’Brien, 71, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and PNC Bank, N.A., financial services companies. Mr. O’Brien has been a Director since 1987. He is also a director of BlackRock, Inc. and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company.    Mr. Seidenberg, 61, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Communications Inc. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 to December 2003. Mr. Seidenberg has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1991 to 1997.
   
Chairperson of the Audit Committee     

 

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LOGO   JOHN W. SNOW   

 

LOGO

   JOHN R. STAFFORD
   
Dr. Snow, 68, is President of JWS Associates, LLC, a consulting firm. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury from February 2003 to June 2006 and, prior to that, was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corporation. Dr. Snow has been a Director since 2007 and was a Director from 2000 to 2003. He was a director of GTE Corporation from 1998 to 2000. He is the non-executive Chairman of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and a director of Marathon Oil Corporation.    Mr. Stafford, 70, was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wyeth, a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Stafford has been a Director since 1997 and was a director of NYNEX Corporation from 1989 to 1997. He is also a director of Honeywell International Inc.
   
Member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and Human Resources Committee    Member of the Human Resources Committee

 

 

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Mar 23, 2009
DEF 14A
Mar 17, 2008

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