COMPANY

Merged with Vodafone in 1999 to form Vodafone AirTouch plc. Later that year it combined with the wireless assets of Bell Atlantic, forming Verizon Wireless, which was finalized on 4 April 2000. Also in 2000, GTE's wireless assets were added to Verizon Wireless.

Industry:
Communications

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kathleen Q. Abernathy	Government	5-Jun-1956		FCC Commissioner, 2001-05
C. Lee Cox	Business	c. 1942		Ex-Vice Chairman of AirTouch
Sam Ginn	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99
Mohan Gyani	Business	c. 1951		CEO of AT&T Wireless, 2000-03

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carol Bartz	Business	29-Aug-1948		CEO of Yahoo, 2009-11
Sam Ginn	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99
Paul Hazen	Business	1941		CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1995-98
Arthur Rock	Business	19-Aug-1926		Coined term "Venture Capitalism"
Charles Schwab	Business	29-Jul-1937		Founded Charles Schwab & Co.

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur Rock	Business	19-Aug-1926		Coined term "Venture Capitalism"

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