Verizon names K. Guru Gowrappan as Oath CEO replacing the departing Tim Armstrong

It’s official: Tim Armstrong is leaving Verizon’s digital advertising unit, Oath, at the end of the year, with K. Guru Gowrappan taking over the chief executive officer (CEO) duties.
Verizon Communications announced that, effective October 1, Gowrappan, who has served as Oath’s president and chief operating officer (COO) since April, will assume all management responsibilities at Oath as CEO. He will report to Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg.
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