Frontier Communications has hired Dale Shover as Vice President-Business Operations

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Dale Shover, South Region Vice President, Business Operations & Finance (Frontier Communications, Corp.)

Shover will have responsibility for the region's financial planning and analysis, performance assurance and facilities management. As such, he will oversee the financial operations, including accurate tracking and reporting of revenue, expense and capital expenditures.

In addition, he will be responsible for the preparation, analysis and reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual budget/forecasting process. Shover will not only monitor and track the financial health and performance of the region, but will also partner with our organizational leaders to drive critical business initiatives and strategic solutions to support Frontier priorities.

"Dale is a financial leader with the ability to go beyond the numbers," said Rhonda Lutzke, Frontier Communications South Region president. "He has a record of applying financial analysis in solving business problems and integrating financial discipline into operational decision-making. I look forward to working with him to achieve our 2016 goals."

Shover began his professional career with PwC as a management consultant serving clients in the oil & gas industry. He joins Frontier from retail electricity provider TXU Energy, where he managed finance, strategy and merger and acquisition matters related to TXU's commercial business. He earned his MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

"I was really attracted to Frontier for its people and their focused attention on serving and adding value to our customers," said Shover. "I'm looking forward to joining the Frontier team and embracing its customer-first culture. I've been very impressed with all of the teams I've met and I'm excited to join them as I take this next step in my career."