Sowmyanarayan Sampath elevated as EVP & CEO of Verizon Business

NEW DELHI: Verizon has elevated Sowmyanarayan Sampath as the Executive Vice President and CEO of Verizon Business, effective July 1.

Sampath will succeed Tami Erwin, who will assume the role of Strategic Advisor to the CEO until the end of 2022. Sampath will report directly to Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chairman and CEO, according to an official statement from the New York-based wireless carrier.

“Sampath brings more than two decades of experience in digital transformation and critical network infrastructure on behalf of business customers to his new role at Verizon, plus extensive knowledge of products and their role in powering enterprise growth and global security,” said Vestberg. “Given Sampath’s