Swedish businessman Hans Vestberg has served as the CEO of US telecom Verizon since 2018 , and as the company ’ s Chairman of the Board since 2019 . He joined the company in 2017 as its CTO , and was largely responsible for the dramatic development of the company ’ s extensive fiber network throughout the North American region . As CEO he has led the push towards 5G adoption . Prior to joining Verizon , he served as the CEO of Swedish Telecom Ericsson for six years .

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