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the Code of Conduct for an executive officer or director.
Employee Relations
As of March 31, 2016 , we had approximately 30,000 employees.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following people are serving as our executive officers as of May 17, 2016 . These executive officers were elected to serve until their successors
have been elected. There is no familial relationship between any of our executive officers and directors.
Name Business Experience
Current
Position
Held
Since Age
Marcelo Claure President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Claure was named President and CEO, effective August 11, 2014,
and has served on the Sprint board of directors since January 2014. Prior to this, he was CEO of Brightstar, a
company he founded in 1997 and grew from a small Miami-based distributor of mobile devices into a global
business with more than $10 billion in gross revenue for the year ended 2013. Mr. Claure serves as vice
chairman of the board of directors of CTIA-The Wireless Association. He also is a member of the board of
directors of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance.
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Tarek Robbiati Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robbiati was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2015. From January
2013 until August 2015, Mr. Robbiati served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of FlexiGroup
Limited in Australia, where he oversaw all segments of the company and reported to the board of directors.
From December 2009 until December 2012, Mr. Robbiati was Group Managing Director and Regional
President of Telstra International Group, where he oversaw operating and financial aspects of the
telecommunications company. From December 2009 until December 2012, Mr. Robbiati was Executive
Chairman of Hong Kong CSL Limited (“CSL”), and from July 2007 until May 2010, Mr. Robbiati served as the
Chief Executive Officer of CSL, during which time he spearheaded and implemented transformation strategies
and strengthened CSL's position as a Market Leader in Hong Kong.
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Guenther Ottendorfer Chief Operating Officer, Technology. Mr. Ottendorfer was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Technology in
August 2015. He is responsible for overseeing Sprint’s network, technology and IT organizations, including
related strategy, network operations and performance, as well as partnerships with network, technology and IT
vendors. From September 2013 until April 2015, he served as Group CTO at Telekom Austria Group, where he
was responsible for driving major wireless expansion, convergence and network function virtualization projects
across the countries of the group. From January 2011 until July 2013 Mr. Ottendorfer served as Managing
Director - Networks at Optus Singtel, Australia's second largest telecommunications provider with over 11
million customers in cable, fixed, mobile and satellite networks, where he was responsible for the day-to-day
running of all Optus networks.
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Robert Hackl Chief Experience Officer and President of National Sales. Dr. Hackl was appointed Chief Experience Officer
and President of National Sales in March 2016. Dr. Hackl is responsible for Customer Care, Omni-Channel
Operations, and the management and measurement of the Sprint Promoter Score and is also responsible for
direct and indirect sales, as well as telesales. From August 2013 until March 2016, he served as Director of
Customer Operations at Vodafone GmbH, where he established service and customer experience leadership
while reducing costs yearly. From October 2010 to May 2013, he served as Senior Vice President of Channel
Management at TMobile USA, where he established its channel management function and oversaw customer
channel initiatives. From 1996 to 2010, he worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.
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