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Frontier Communications Appoints Kathleen Weslock Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Frontier Communications Corporations (NASDAQ:FTR) today announced that
Kathleen Weslock will join the company as Executive Vice President and
Chief People Officer, effective July 13, 2015. She will report to Daniel
J. McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, and serve as a
member of the company's Senior Leadership Team.
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Ms. Weslock will oversee all aspects of human resources, including both
strategic direction and daily operations. She will also be responsible
for labor relations, transformation and growth. She will play a
significant role in the integration of 11,000 employees who will join
Frontier following completion of the company's pending transaction to
acquire Verizon (News - Alert) wireline assets in California, Florida and Texas. The
acquisition is expected to close in early 2016.
"I am delighted to welcome Kath to Frontier," said Dan McCarthy. "She is
an extremely experienced and strategic leader who joins us as we prepare
to welcome 11,000 new employees. I know she will play a key role in
building upon Frontier's innovative and unique company culture." He
added, "Kath and I share a strong belief that a successful enterprise
depends upon close business alignment and partnership, as well as robust
resources and programs that support the workforce. I look forward to
working with her, as do all members of my leadership team."
Ms. Weslock is an experienced global HR executive who is known for her
proactivity, as well as her progressive and innovative leadership. She
is also a lobalist, having worked in many countries around the world.
Most recently, as Senior Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer at
Cisco (News - Alert) Systems, Inc., she was responsible for setting the agenda for
business and HR transformation, with a focus on Talent, Leadership,
Culture and Organizational Effectiveness.
Ms. Weslock began her career in Human Resources with GTE, now Verizon,
in multiple roles leading to Manager of Labor Relations. Prior positions
included overseeing HR in the Far East and Latin America for GTE
Sylvania, the company's lighting division at that time.
Joining Mercer Human Resources Consulting as Principal of International
Practice, she guided Fortune 500 companies through global mergers and
acquisitions. At Mercer, she was considered an expert in global
executive compensation and equity programs. She then joined Covance as
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, supporting 10,000
employees.
At the global law firm of Shearman & Sterling, Ms. Weslock was the first
Director of Global Human Resources, leading multiple HR initiatives
integrating diverse HR functions and providing expertise in expatriate
management and global HR. Joining Deloitte (News - Alert) as Director of Human
Resources, Financial Advisory Services, she worked as a member of the
leadership team to grow the practice, both in terms of recruitment and
employee retention. Later, as Senior Vice President, Chief Human
Resources Officer & Internal Communications at SunGard Data Systems, she
built the HR division into a strategically focused function.
Ms. Weslock holds a JD from Pace University School of Law, a Masters
from the Industrial Labor Relations School at Cornell University and a
Bachelors from Hood College. She is active in a multitude of
professional Boards and organizations and has been awarded some of the
top recognitions in the industry for her companies.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR)
offers broadband, voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data
security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for
residential customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced
communications for medium and large businesses in 28 states. Frontier's
approximately 17,800 employees are based entirely in the United States.
More information is available at www.frontier.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," related to
future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements address our
expected future business and financial performance and financial
condition, and contain words such as "expect," "believe," "look,"
"will," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements by their
nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For
us, particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be
materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
statements include: risks related to our pending acquisition of the
wireline properties of Verizon Communications Inc. in California,
Florida and Texas, including our ability to complete the acquisition;
and the other factors that are described in our filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties may
cause our actual future results to be materially different than those
expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to
update or revise these forward-looking statements.
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