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AirTouch Communications

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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Arthur Rock
Business
 19-Aug-1926   Coined term "Venture Capitalism"


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