Re: “No collusion”And it probably does make sense that the "best time to transition a CEO is when things are going well." although that of course could be a convenient reply when a CEO is being replaced and the company just happens to be doing well.
Re: What??Over the past few years, Verizon has had a fragmented sense of direction (thinking about AOL and the on/off video strategy). Maybe Mr. Vestberg can bring some focus to the leadership ranks.
Re: What??It's more than an outside-the-company choice. It's someone who is not enmeshed in the US telecom industry. This will have a big influence on how he relates to customers, regulators, investors, employees, competitors, suppliers, and so on. I can see both good and bad aspects to this. Either way, a foreign CEO is unusual for a major US telco.
Edit: You would assume the VZ board has done its due diligence on what investors think about Vestberg.
What??While I understand the want to bring in an “outsider”, why not pick someone that actually has success running a complicated telecom & media company? This guy is a joke and is surely going to result in losing good executives. This is typical of VZ though, they promote incompetence and this guy proved that at Ericcson.
Re: No surpriseVestberg....This is thew same guy who took ERIC under in a tailspin, correct? ERIC revenue and stock decimated under his leadership, was VZ so desperate to appoint a recycled guy as CEO to lead at such an important juncture? What was his acheivement at ERIC? Could not even compete in 4G with the likes of Huawei and ZTE and now wants to take a lead in 5G?
Re: European Fever?Guess it depends on where BT has most assets/operations, IMO. Americans didn't fair well in the UK in the financial sector. And financials are definitely more international than certain telecom subsectors.
But if BT is willing to pony up, I am sure there will be qualified candidates, Brexit or not
In regards to your comments about the BoD talking to investors. I think that is a no on 3 accounts:
1 - Discussion of a CEO candidate would DEFINITELY be material non-public information and;
2 - The primary owners are actually fund holders who would not want to be locked out of trading (holding material non-public information).
3 - The number of fund managers you would have to talk to at Fidelity or Vanguard (examples) would become unwieldy.
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Edit: You would assume the VZ board has done its due diligence on what investors think about Vestberg.
But if BT is willing to pony up, I am sure there will be qualified candidates, Brexit or not