Sprint

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Sprint

COMPANY

Originally Southern Pacific Communications, part of Southern Pacific. Sold to GTE in 1983. Merged with US Telecom in 1986 to form US Sprint, and then purchased by that company's parent, United Telecom, in 1991. At this point the company changed its name from US Sprint to Sprint. After the 2005 purchase of Nextel it became Sprint Nextel.

Official Website:
http://www.sprint.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
NYSE:FON (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Overland Park, KS

Employees:
60,000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Michael P. Connors Business c. 1955 Information Services Group, Inc.

Patricia Diaz Dennis Attorney 2-Oct-1946 FCC Commissioner 1986-89

David W. Dorman Business 1954 CEO of AT&T, 2002-06

William T. Esrey Business c. 1940 CEO of Sprint, 1988-2003

Gary D. Forsee Business 1950 CEO of Sprint Nextel, 2005-07

Dennis E. Foster Business c. 1940 Vice Chairman of Alltel, 1998-2000

Patti S. Hart Business c. 1956 CEO of Pinnacle Systems, 2004-05

Len J. Lauer Business c. 1957 EVP at Qualcomm

Ronald T. LeMay Business c. 1945 President and COO of Sprint, 1997-2003

Thomas E. Pardun Business c. 1944 CEO of Edge2net Inc., 2001-01

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gordon M. Bethune Business 1941 CEO of Continental Airlines, 1994-2004

E. Linn Draper, Jr. Business 6-Feb-1942 CEO, American Electric Power, 1993-2003

William T. Esrey Business c. 1940 CEO of Sprint, 1988-2003

Gary D. Forsee Business 1950 CEO of Sprint Nextel, 2005-07

James H. Hance, Jr. Business c. 1944 CFO, Bank of America, 1988-2004

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. Business 12-Aug-1936 CEO of Hallmark, 1986-2001

Robert E. R. Huntley Business 13-Jun-1929 CEO of Best Products, 1983-88

Ronald T. LeMay Business c. 1945 President and COO of Sprint, 1997-2003

Linda Koch Lorimer Business c. 1953 Secretary of Yale University

Charles H. Price II Diplomat 1-Apr-1931 12-Jan-2012 US Ambassador to the UK, 1983-89

William H. Swanson Business 1949 CEO of Raytheon

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Candice Bergen Actor 9-May-1946 Murphy Brown

Flavor Flav Rapper 16-Mar-1959 Public Enemy

Sela Ward Actor 11-Jul-1956 Lily Sammler on Once and Again

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