Anthony T. Skiadas
Summary
Anthony T. Skiadas has been Verizon’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 1, 2023, following a long finance career within Verizon and its Bell Atlantic Mobile predecessor. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/tony-skiadas?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Skiadas is responsible for Verizon’s finance operations and has served as the company’s CFO since May 1, 2023. Before becoming CFO, he was Verizon’s Senior Vice President and Controller, overseeing accounting, finance operations, compliance, financial policies and SEC reporting. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/tony-skiadas?utm_source=openai)) He previously served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Verizon Finance Operations and also acted as Verizon’s principal accounting officer. Skiadas began his career with Bell Atlantic Mobile, a Verizon legacy company, in 1996, and held progressively senior accounting, financial-management and executive roles. His earlier responsibilities included supporting Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance and merger-integration activities related to the formation of Verizon Wireless. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/tony-skiadas?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Advanced through Verizon’s finance organization over nearly three decades, providing continuity across accounting, reporting and finance operations. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/tony-skiadas?utm_source=openai))
- Oversaw Verizon’s Finance Transformation initiative, a multiyear effort covering finance processes, systems and talent. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/tony-skiadas?utm_source=openai))
- Helped oversee balance-sheet deleveraging; in a September 2025 investor conference, he said Verizon had reduced its net unsecured debt stack by about $7 billion over the prior year. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2025-09/citi_conference_transcript_090425.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Verizon reported that it delivered its 2025 financial guidance, including free-cash-flow performance, during Skiadas’s tenure as CFO. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/verizon-4Q25-earnings-press-release.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Skiadas has been CFO during a period of intense wireless competition, slower industry customer growth and pressure on Verizon’s subscriber performance. ([ebs.publicnow.com](https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/D25CA93D2ABB82474E0411271E748B0A1C53822F?utm_source=openai))
- Verizon’s finance team continues to balance substantial network investment, spectrum and infrastructure needs with debt reduction and shareholder returns. ([verizon.com](https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2025-09/citi_conference_transcript_090425.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- The company’s restructuring and workforce reductions during his tenure reflect the cost pressures facing Verizon, although public reporting does not identify a major personal controversy involving Skiadas. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/1aa299fc28b8e7211188f9b084d1048c?utm_source=openai))
- As with any CFO, his results remain tied to a broader turnaround whose ability to restore durable customer and revenue growth has not yet been established. ([marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/verizon-consumer-division-head-departing-as-company-mounts-turnaround-effort-ce7e5ad8da81f12d?utm_source=openai))