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Lowell McAdam

President and Chief Executive Officer - Verizon Wireless
Lowell C. McAdam is president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless provider with the nation's largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3G broadband <https://ssl-mail.ventech.com/exchange/mattthornton/Drafts/RE:%20GE%20Executives%20(4_xF8FF_20_xF8FF_2010).EML/1_multipart/1_text.htm#> data network. Prior to assuming this position in 2006, McAdam served as executive vice president and chief operating officer since the company's inception in 2000, helping to build Verizon Wireless into the industry's leading wireless company.

Previously, McAdam was president and CEO of PrimeCo Personal Communications, a joint venture owned by Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch. He also served as PrimeCo's chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing the build, deployment and successful launch of the new company's customer service operations and all-digital network.

McAdam has served as vice president-international operations for AirTouch Communications and was lead technical partner for cellular ventures in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Korea and Japan. McAdam joined AirTouch as executive director of international applications and operations in 1993. From 1983 to 1993, he held various executive positions with Pacific Bell, including area vice president of Bay Area marketing and general manager of South Bay customer services.

In addition to serving as one of nine members on the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives, McAdam is a board member and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the CTIA, the wireless industry trade association.

He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell University <https://ssl-mail.ventech.com/exchange/mattthornton/Drafts/RE:%20GE%20Executives%20(4_xF8FF_20_xF8FF_2010).EML/1_multipart/1_text.htm#> and a master's degree in business administration <https://ssl-mail.ventech.com/exchange/mattthornton/Drafts/RE:%20GE%20Executives%20(4_xF8FF_20_xF8FF_2010).EML/1_multipart/1_text.htm#> from the University of San Diego. He also spent six years in the U.S. Navy's Engineer Corps and is a licensed professional engineer.