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Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark T. Bertolini Elected to Verizon Board of Directors 
 
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2015 -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today 
announced the election of Mark T. Bertolini, chairman and chief executive 
officer of Aetna Inc., to the Verizon Board of Directors, effective February 5. 
 
"Mark is an accomplished executive who brings to Verizon significant leadership 
capabilities managing a large-scale, global operation. He has extensive 
experience in the healthcare industry, which is an area of increasing 
importance to Verizon's business strategy," said Lowell McAdam, Verizon 
chairman and chief executive officer. "We are very pleased to have Mark join 
our board." 
 
The addition of Bertolini brings Verizon's total board membership to 12. 
 
Bertolini joined Aetna in 2003 as head of Aetna's Specialty Products. He served 
as executive vice president and head of Aetna's regional businesses prior to 
being named president. In 2007 he was named president and in that role was 
responsible for all of Aetna's businesses and operations. Prior to joining 
Aetna, Bertolini held executive positions at Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans and 
SelectCare Inc., where he served as president and chief executive officer. 
 
Bertolini holds an undergraduate degree in business administration/finance from 
Wayne State University and an MBA in finance from Cornell University. 
 
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a 
global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline 
communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale 
customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, 
with more than 108 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides 
converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's 
most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions 
to customers worldwide. A Dow 30 company with more than $127 billion in 2014 
revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 177,300. For more information, 
visit www.verizon.com/news/. 
 
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