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Strigl, Dennis Francis was born on April 13, 1946.
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Dennis Francis Strigl
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Dennis Francis Strigl, telecommunications industry executive. Named to Pinnacle Society for distinguished alumni, Fairleigh Dickinson University; recipient Cellular Industry Achievement award. Chairman board trustees Canisius College; Member of Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (chairman board directors 1996-1997).
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Canisius College, 1968. Master of Business Administration, Dickinson University, 1974.
Career
He assumed this position from January 2007. Previously he was the president and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Wireless. Strigl was the lead executive in charge of integrating Verizon Wireless when that company was formed in April 2000, by combining the domestic wireless operations of Bell Atlantic, Vodafone AirTouch and General Telephone and Electric. Previously, he served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Mobile and group president and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Global Wireless, the company’s domestic and international wireless portfolio.
Upon his retirement from Verizon on December 31, 2009, Strigl served in the telecommunications industry for over 40 years.
His telecommunications career began in 1968 with New York Telephone Company. After this, he held positions at American Telephone & Telegraph Company and Wisconsin Telephone, Illinois Bell, before becoming vice president of American Bell, Incorporated.
In 1984 he became president of Ameritech Mobile Communications. Applied Data Research, Incorporated., an Ameritech subsidiary was the next company in which he served for as president and chief executive officer
He was named president and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems in 1991, and oversaw its merger with Metro Mobile Clear To Send. In 1995, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Nynex Mobile merged.
Strigl took over the company as Chief Executive Officer and president Strigl was a founding member and served on the Board of Directors of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, the national industry association based in Washington, District of Columbia, for many years. From 1996 to 1997 he served as the chairman of the association.
He currently serves on the boards of directors of Anadigics Incorporated., PNC Financial Services Group and PNC Bank.
In September 2015 he ventured into a technology start-up, Smartiply, Incorporated. (wwwsmartiplycom) in the area of Fog Networks and Internet of Things, where he serves as a board member and Chairman of the Board.
He is a former director of Kodak, Nokia and Tellabs. Academia
Strigl holds a degree in business administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York (where he served as a trustee and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees) and a Master of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey.
In May, 2011 he received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, from Canisius College.
He has been a visiting professor at Princeton University since 2013 where he teaches an undergraduate level course in leadership. He is a licensed commercial pilot. Since retiring from Verizon he has written a management book and spoken to numerous groups on management leadership.
He has been a frequent guest on the FOX News Channel, FOX Business, Consumer News and Business Channel and Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company.
Achievements
Membership
Starting in 1989, Strigl served as vice president-product management for Bell Atlantic Network Services, followed by his later position as vice president-operations and chief operating officer and a member of New Jersey Bell"s board of directors.
