Roxanne Austin has been elected to the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) board, effective immediately.
She's president/CEO of private investment/consulting firm Austin Investment Advisors, and chairs the U.S. Mid-Market Investment Advisory Committee of EQT Partners.
She also serves on the boards at Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, CrowdStrike and Teledyne Technologies. She's the 10th member of Verizon's board.
“We are excited to welcome Roxanne to our board and know that her strong expertise in finance, strategic planning and cyber security and her knowledge of telecommunications and media will be extremely valuable as we continue to focus on our strategic direction as a technology leader," says Verizon CEO/Chairman Hans Vestberg.