Waghray tapped at CIO at VZW

Verizon Wireless named Ajay Waghray as its new chief information officer, effective July 1. Waghray has been a leader in the company’s information technology organization for seven years and will now be responsible for the carrier’s overall information technology strategy, systems portfolio deployment and supporting infrastructure.
“Ajay has been at the leading edge of companywide system improvements designed to enhance the customer experience across the board-at our retail location, in our call centers, online and via customers’ own mobile devices, including consolidating our billing systems across the country to a common platform,” said Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless. “He also has been a major contributor to the streamlining of the business and making our customer service team increasingly efficient and effective.”
McAdam recently took over as president and CEO of the nation’s No. 2 carrier following the promotion of former President Denny Strigl to president and COO of parent company Verizon Communications Inc.