BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT) today announced that Jeff K. Storey has been appointed by the Board of Directors to be the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Storey was also nominated for election to the Board of Directors at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 23, 2013. The company also announced that James Q. Crowe will not stand for reelection to the company's Board of Directors at the company's 2013 Annual Meeting. "We are extremely pleased to name Jeff as our new CEO and look forward to him joining our Board of Directors," said Walter Scott, Jr., chairman of the Board of Directors of Level 3. "Jeff was the clear and unanimous choice of the Board. With 30 years of industry experience and his intimate knowledge of Level 3's customers, employees and operating environment, Jeff is the right executive to lead Level 3 into the future." Level 3 Communications Inc.