Big Litter Sister

Maggie Wilderotter is the younger sister of Denise Morrison who is the CEO of Campbell Soup. She may be the little sister of Denise but she is a big little sister; she herself is a CEO. Maggie is the CEO of Stamford, Connecticut-based Frontier Communications Corporation. She came in as President and CEO in 2004 when the company was still known as Citizens Communications. In 2006 Maggie became the Chairman and CEO.

The company was renamed Frontier Communications in 2008. Maggie navigated the company as it grew to become the largest communications provider concentrating on rural America.  She has made it a priority to hire military veterans and reservists. The company has more than 15,200 employees who are all based in America serving customers in 27 states.

Before heading Frontier, Maggie worked at Microsoft as Senior Vice President of Business Strategy from 2002 to 2004 and was tasked with developing the company’s global business strategy.  Prior to that Maggie was the CEO of Wink Communications, an interactive television company. Microsoft invested in this company in 1998 and it was then bought by Liberty Media in 2002.

Born Mary Agnes Sullivan, she came from a family comprising 4 sisters who were taught the value of education and hard work by their parents. She earned her B.A in economics and business administration from Holy Cross College in Massachusetts and married her childhood sweetheart, Jay Wilderotter. Then her journey began that would lead her to head a company of her own.