[Bloomberg] Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) set the stage for the $130 billion buyout of Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)’s stake in their U.S. venture two years ago, when it named a new chief executive officer: Lowell McAdam, a 20-year veteran of the wireless industry with long-standing ties to Europe. Executives at Verizon had been haggling to seal the deal […]