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Marni Walden

AOL MAKERS Conference - Day 1
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Executive Vice President and President of Product Innovation and New Businesses Marni M. Walden attends the AOL MAKERS Conference at Terranea Resort on February 1, 2016 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/WireImage)Jerod Harris — WireImage/Getty Images
  • Title
    EVP/President, Product Innovation and New Businesses
  • Affiliation
    Verizon Communications
  • Age
    49

The only female executive directly reporting to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, Walden is overseeing the $131.6 billion company’s evolution from a telecom into a media business aiming to compete with Facebook and Google. Walden is rumored to be on the short list of potential successors to McAdam, but right now her focus is integrating Yahoo­—acquired for $4.8 billion in July—with AOL, bought last year for $4.4 billion. She also runs some of the company’s new ventures, such as online video streaming and connected cars.

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Company Financials (2015, or most recently completed fiscal year)

Revenues ($B)1,316
Profits ($B)179
Market Value as of 8/26/16 ($M)212253