IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has appointed Jonathan LeCompte as president of its Pacific Market. Based at the company's market headquarters in Irvine, California, LeCompte will lead all business functions across the seven-state market including California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, northern Nevada and northern Idaho.

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LeCompte returns to the West Coast after a four-year assignment as president for Verizon's Georgia/Alabama Region based in Atlanta, GA. He has also served as acting president for the company's Northern California/Nevada/Hawaii and the Southern California Regions. LeCompte has more than 20 years of experience with multiple leadership roles in the company's Retail, Telesales and Indirect distribution channels across multiple states including Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

LeCompte holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Seattle University's Albers School of Business and Economics in Seattle, Washington.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of nearly 162,700 and generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.2 million retail connections nationwide. The company also provides communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's premiere all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.

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