Verizon Wireless Names John Granby President—Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region

SOUTHFIELD, MI — Verizon Wireless has named John Granby president–Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, with responsibilities for sales, marketing, operations, financial performance and customer service.

Granby’s 16-year career with the company has included several positions with increasing responsibility in sales, customer service and financial services. Most recently, he served as director of customer service for the Georgia/Alabama Region for Verizon Wireless. He also served as vice president of Operations–Financial Services for the former Alltel (a legacy company of Verizon Wireless) where he managed eight call centers across the nation. Granby also was a vice president and general manager of the former Alltel’s South Market Area, which included Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

During his career, Granby has received a number of leadership and sales performance awards. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Technical Institute and State University where he majored in communications, English and consumer sciences.

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About Verizon Wireless in Michigan
In Michigan, Verizon Wireless has more than 2,100 employees and 65 company-owned retail locations in more than 40 cities, including Allen Park, Alpena, Alpine Twp., Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Battle Creek, Bay City, Brighton, Burton, Canton, Clinton Twp., Dearborn, Detroit, East Lansing, Escanaba, Farmington Hills, Fenton, Flint, Fort Gaylord, Gratiot, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Highland Park, Holland, Houghton, Iron Mountain, Jackson, Kentwood, Lake Orion, Lansing, Livonia, Marquette, Midland, Monroe, Muskegon, Northville, Novi, Okemos, Petoskey, Pontiac, Portage, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saginaw, St. Clair Shores, St. Joseph, Southfield, Taylor, Traverse City, Troy, Utica, Warren and Westland.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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