Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. announced the appointment of Woody Young to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Young is the former Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions at Perella Weinberg Partners, where he also led the firm?s U.S. telecommunications and media advisory businesses. He previously served as the Co-Head of Global Telecommunications, Media, and Technology at Lazard.

With Mr. Young?s appointment, the Frontier Board will expand to ten members, eight of whom are independent. The Board brings diverse and extensive experience across key disciplines, including technology, telecom, finance, operations, transactions, legal and regulatory, human capital, and shareholder value creation.