Verizon Communications
VZ· Transportation and Utilities· Fiscal year ends in December
Hans Vestberg is the CEO of Verizon Communications and was paid $31.2M in FY2025 (Dec), up 29%. At the 2017 meeting, 93% of votes supported executive pay.
Executives5
See all- 1Hans VestbergChairman and Chief Executive OfficerFY2025
- 2Sowmyanarayan SampathExecutive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon ConsumerFY2025
- 3Anthony SkiadasExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2025
- 4Kyle MaladyExecutive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon BusinessFY2025
- 5Vandana VenkateshExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerFY2025
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allVerizon Communications paid its 6 named executives $120.6M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Hans Vestberg was paid $31.2M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans VestbergChairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Sowmyanarayan SampathExecutive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon Consumer | |||
| Anthony SkiadasExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| Kyle MaladyExecutive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon Business | |||
| Vandana VenkateshExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | Not disclosed |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Say on pay1
See all93% of votes supported executive pay.
| May 10, 2017 | 92.7% |
From the 8-K the company files after each annual meeting. Support is votes for over votes cast.
Peers26
See allThe FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Verizon Communications names 26 peer companies for pay. Among Verizon Communications and these peers, CEO pay was 8th highest of 16 and total shareholder return was 15th highest of 16.
8th highest of 16in Verizon Communications and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:
15th highest of 16in Verizon Communications and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:
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The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Board4
See all- Roxanne AustinDirector · 4 yr on the boardIndependentAudit (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- Carol ToméDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentCorporate Governance and Policy—Paid as an executive
- Vittorio ColaoDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentCorporate Governance and Policy—Paid as an executive
- Caroline LitchfieldDirector · 0 yr on the boardIndependentFinance—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2024).
Activity
Filings49
See all| Current report | 8-K | Sep 29, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Jul 24, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | May 28, 2026 | — |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Apr 6, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 17, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Current report | 8-K | Feb 9, 2026 | — |
