Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ) shares are trading lower on Monday following news of the chief executive officer transition.

The company’s board of directors appointed Dan Schulman, the former CEO of PayPal Holdings Inc. ( PYPL ) , as CEO, effective immediately.

Schulman will replace Hans Vestberg, who will serve as special advisor through Oct. 4, 2026.

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Schulman brings broad leadership experience across telecom, tech and finance. As PayPal's ( PYPL ) CEO, he tripled revenue to $30 billion and expanded its global user base. He previously held senior roles at AT&T, Priceline, Virgin Mobile and American Express.

He will focus on facilitating a smooth leadership transition and overseeing the integration with Frontier Communications, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

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Apart from this, Mark Bertolini has been elected chairman of the Verizon board of directors.

In relation to this news, Verizon reaffirmed its previously provided FY25 outlook of a 2%-2.8% growth in wireless service revenue and adjusted EPS outlook of $4.64-$4.73.

The company plans to report its third-quarter results on Oct. 29, 2025.

Investors can gain exposure to the stock via iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF ( IYZ ) and Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF .

VZ Price Action: Verizon shares are down 4.16% at $42.86 at publication on Monday.

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