BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon has named Manuel Sampedro area president of the company’s wireline operations in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Sampedro succeeds William Foshay, who was recently named president of the Northeast Area for Verizon Wireless.

Sampedro will lead marketing, sales and service delivery for the company’s wireline voice, Internet and video services, overseeing a team of more than 13,000 technicians, and sales and service employees.

“Manny has the skills and experience to help grow our business in the mid-Atlantic by finding new and better ways to serve ....