CEO Assumes Chairman Role at Verizon; New Board Member Elected

Verizon has confirmed that CEO Lowell McAdam, 56, has replaced Ivan Seidenberg, 65, as Chairman of the Board. Before becoming CEO, McAdam held the titles of COO of Verizon and EVP, COO, and CEO of Verizon Wireless. Prior to joining Verizon, he was the CEO of Primeco, a wireless joint venture between AirTouch and Bell Atlantic.

Chief Legal Officer at BCE Elected to the Company’s Board

BCE, Canada’s largest communication services company, announced that Martine Turcotte has been appointed to the new role of Vice Chair of the Québec region. Turcotte started at Bell in 1988 as Legal Counsel, became Chief Legal Officer in 1999, and was promoted to Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer in 2008.

Technology

HP announced that Ann Livermore, 51, has been elected to its Board. She has been with HP for over 25 years and has been instrumental in helping countless HP customers grow and transform their businesses. While she will step down from her day-to-day management of the HP Enterprise Business, Livermore will continue to contribute valuable guidance to the organization as a member of the Board.

New Board Members at Unisys & CIBER

Unisys announced that Alison Davis, 48, has been elected to its Board of Directors and its Finance Committee. Most recently, Davis was a Managing Partner at Belvedere Capital Partners, a private equity firm serving the financial services sector. Prior to joining Belvedere, she served as CFO and Director of Corporate Development for Barclays Global Investors and was a Senior Partner at A.T. Kearney. She began her career at McKinsey & Company.

New CEO, CTO & President at GSI Commerce’s Subsidiaries

GSI Commerce subsidiary MBS Insight has named John Healy, 51, as CEO. He reports to Chris Saridakis, 42, CEO of GSI’s GMS division. Healy earlier served as CEO of Dydacomp. Healy began his career at Pepsi and then expanded his focus to marketing services when he joined ADVO, a direct mail organization. He has also held senior leadership positions with marketing services companies, including R.L. Polk, Equifax, DoubleClick, and PRIMIS Marketing Group.