Verizon Communications Inc. has elected Charles Phillips, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recognize Partners LP, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The appointment brings the Verizon board to 10 directors. Phillips has led Recognize, a private equity firm focused on technology services businesses, since January 2020, and previously served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Infor, Inc. and as President of Oracle Corporation. He also spent seven years as a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley's Technology Group and served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. Verizon, which reported revenues of $138.2 billion in 2025, announced the election in a press release issued by the company.
Verizon Communications IncVerizon elects Charles Phillips to its Board of Directors, expanding the board to 10 directors.
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