Consumerist: Ivan Seidenberg

Shareholders To Decide If Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg Deserves $21 Million

Carey — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:29:24 EDT

Verizon will deign to consider an advisory vote on executive compensation from shareholders starting in 2009. Shareholders demanded the right to vote on executive pay at last year's annual meeting. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg's salary increased 11% last year to $21,309,264. Seidenberg's salary has risen consistently, unlike Verizon's profits.

"C. William Jones, executive director of the BellTel Retirees, said he was delighted with the board's decision. "I'm somewhat puzzled as to why they are delaying it till the 2009 meeting, but it certainly is a step in the right direction," Mr. Jones said."

"James F. Reda, an independent executive pay consultant in New York City, said most United States and foreign investors he talks to favor say on pay proposals. "I don't really see any investors who don't like them," he said. "But most directors hate say on pay because it undermines them."

The shareholder vote is only advisory, meaning that it can be easily ignored by compensation-happy company directors.

Verizon to Put Executive Pay to Shareholder Vote [NYT]
PREVIOUSLY: CEO Pay Up 298%, Average Worker's? 4.3% (1995-2005)

Executive Contact Info For Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Ben Popken — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:32:10 EST

Contact information for the CEOs of major cellphone companies. You'll never get to talk to them, but at least your issue will get under the noses of their near and dear underlings.

Cingular
Stanley T. Sigman - President, Chief Executive Officer
3051 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
1-866-220-8446 - President's Office

Sprint
Gary D. Forsee - President, CEO, Director
2001 Edmund Halley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
1-877-875-7505 - Executive switchboard

T-Mobile
Robert P. Dotson - President, CEO, and Director
12920 SE 38th St.
Bellevue, WA 98006
1-425-378-4000 - Corporate Switchboard

Verizon
Ivan G. Seidenberg - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
140 West St
New York, NY 10007
(212)-395-1000 - Corporate Switchboard

— BEN POPKEN

Contact CEOs Of Major Cellphone Companies

Ben Popken — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:10:08 EST

Inside, the phone number and mailing address for the CEOs of every major US cellphone carrier.

This info is handy if you're trying to attain executive customer service. Like if you want your complaint letter read and handled by someone who graduated college.

This is not a way to become a penpals with these cellular CEOs. They will most likely never know you exist. Rather, this is a way to get in contact with these company's executive customer service teams. (If you don't know what that is, read this first).

Sexy contact info, inside!

For numbers that are corporate switchboards, simply and politely ask for the offices of Mr. So and so. Put on your best professionals business voice and you will go far.

Cingular
Stanley T. Sigman - President, Chief Executive Officer
3051 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
1-866-220-8446 - President's Office

Verizon
Ivan G. Seidenberg - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
140 West St
New York, NY 10007
(212)-395-1000 - Corporate Switchboard

T-Mobile
Robert P. Dotson - President, CEO, and Director
12920 SE 38th St.
Bellevue, WASHINGTON 98006
1-425-378-4000 - Corporate Switchboard

Sprint
Gary D. Forsee - President, CEO, Director
2001 Edmund Halley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
1-877-875-7505 - Executive switchboard

Verizon CEO's Contact Info

Ben Popken — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:22:58 EST

If you would like to reach the head of Verizon and tell him what an awesome company he has, here's his corporate contact info.

Ivan G. Seidenberg
140 West St
New York, NY 10007
(212)-395-1000

Alternatively, if you're trying to turbo your customer service problem and you want to get executive customer service, this is the transom to toss your issue over.