COMPANY

General Telephone and Electronics. Acquired by Bell Atlantic in 2000, the combined entity renamed Verizon.

Official Website:
http://www.gte.com/

Industry:
Communications

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Magliozzi	Radio Personality	28-Jun-1937		"Don't drive like my brother"

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Barr	Government	23-May-1950		US Attorney General, 1991-93
James L. Broadhead	Business	1935		CEO of FPL Group, 1989-2001
George Conrades	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Akamai, 1999-2005
Dennis E. Foster	Business	c. 1940		Vice Chairman of Alltel, 1998-2000
Kent B. Foster	Business	1944		CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05
Stephen E. Frank	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Southern California Edison, 1995-2002
Earl A. Goode	Government	c. 1940		Indiana Governor's Chief of Staff
Charles R. Lee	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Verizon, 2000-02
Armen Der Marderosian	Business	c. 1938		GTE Government Systems Corp.
Eduardo R. Menascé	Business	c. 1946		Former Verizon executive
John Wohlstetter	Activist	c. 1947		Discovery Institute

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James R. Barker	Business	c. 1936		Interlake Steamship Co.
James L. Broadhead	Business	1935		CEO of FPL Group, 1989-2001
Kent B. Foster	Business	1944		CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05
Juanita M. Kreps	Government	11-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2010	US Secretary of Commerce, 1977-79
Charles R. Lee	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Verizon, 2000-02
Charles T. Manatt	Attorney	9-Jun-1936	22-Jul-2011	DNC Chairman, 1981-85
Sandra O. Moose	Business	c. 1941		Ex-VP, Boston Consulting Group
Russell E. Palmer	Business	13-Aug-1934		Dean of the Wharton School, 1983-90
John Snow	Government	2-Aug-1939		US Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06
Robert D. Storey	Business	?		Retired Partner, Thompson Hine

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe Baca	Politician	23-Jan-1947		Congressman, California 43rd
William T. Coleman III	Business	c. 1948		CEO of BEA Systems, 1995-2001
Horace Dediu	Pundit	15-Feb-1968		Tech industry analyst
David F. Hoffmeister	Business	c. 1954		CFO of Invitrogen
Nicholas Mavroules	Politician	1-Nov-1929	25-Dec-2003	Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93
Harold McGraw III	Business	c. 1948		CEO of McGraw-Hill
William J. Perry	Government	11-Oct-1927		US Secretary of Defense, 1994-97
Michael C. Thurk	Business	c. 1953		COO of Avaya

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