Ronald H. Lataille
Senior Vice President - Investor Relations
Verizon Communications

Ronald H. Lataille is senior vice president – Investor Relations for Verizon, a position he has held since November 1, 2005. He is the corporation’s primary liaison with the investment community and Verizon’s shareholders.

In June, 2000, Lataille was named vice president – Financial Planning and Analysis for Verizon’s Domestic Telecom Group. He was responsible for consolidation of the Domestic Telecom Group’s financial results, managing the development of the business plan and annual budgets, and preparing monthly financial and analytical results/presentations for senior management, board of directors, regulatory agencies, and bondholders. He also directed Telecom’s compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and oversaw the customer measurement services group.

Prior to that position, Lataille was vice president – Finance at Bell Atlantic with responsibility for financial planning and analysis, and management and financial reporting for the Telecom segment.

Lataille began his career in 1979 at New Jersey Bell and has held positions of increasing responsibility in finance, accounting, and product management. Other assignments include: president – Verizon Media Ventures, executive director – Performance Assurance, director – Switched and Special Access Services, and director – Carrier Business planning. Lataille also served in various assignments in other areas of finance and accounting such as corporate books, accounting classification, rate case witness support and auditing.

Lataille received a BS in accounting from Providence College, and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Rhode Island. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Lataille currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Providence College School of Business. He is married with three children.

October 2009