Verizon Communications Inc. announced the election of Roxanne S. Austin to the Verizon Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Austin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Austin Investment Advisors. Ms. Austin also serves on the Board of Directors of Abbott Laboratories Inc., AbbVie Inc., CrowdStrike Inc. and Teledyne Technologies Inc. Ms. Austin has notified Teledyne of her intent to resign from its Board of Directors at the company's next annual meeting of stockholders currently planned for April, 2021.