Jones to lead local efforts aimed at improving the customer experience,
enhancing the LTE Plus network, and increasing sales
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ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)
Jaime Jones has been named Sprint (NYSE: S) area president of the South.
Based in Atlanta, he will be responsible for sales strategy, network
oversight, customer service, marketing communications and general
operations supporting the full portfolio of Sprint products and services
from enterprise to consumer across 10 Southern states and Central Texas.
Jones will continue reporting to Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. Jones will
remain in his current position as president of postpaid and general
business until the new regional structure is completely rolled out next
year.
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Jaime Jones has been named Sprint area president of the South. (Photo: Business Wire)
Jones’ appointment follows Sprint’s announcement that it will
restructure the company into four geographic areas – West, Central,
Northeast and South – with targeted resources devoted to 19 top markets,
including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Miami, and Oklahoma City in the
South. Under Jones’ leadership the company will develop market-specific
offerings serving the unique local needs of consumer and business
customers.
“Our new regional structure puts us closer to our customers, enabling
us to serve them even better in 19 of our most important markets. Jaime
has done an incredible job leading Sprint’s postpaid business and that’s
why I’m confident that his presence in the South will help us win across
that region.”
Marcelo Claure, CEO
The South geographic area covers Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Central Texas. It encompasses more than 700 retail stores
and employs approximately 10,000 people spanning sales, customer care,
operations, network, finance, legal, IT and marketing.
“This is an exciting time for Sprint in the South, with our network
performing better than ever and customers enjoying the savings from our
competitive wireless plans. The creation of this new regional structure
is all about positioning Sprint for even bigger and better success. I’m
excited about the year ahead and our focus on wireless consumers in the
South.”
Jaime Jones, Area President, South
Jones is president of the Postpaid and General Business organization for
Sprint. In this role, he oversees consumer and general business sales
strategy and distribution, sales and operations of more than 3,000
company-owned and indirect partner-owned stores, national retail,
Telesales and Web sales channels.
Before being named to this role in 2014, Jones was responsible for the
consumer sales strategy, distribution and customer experience for
Sprint’s Postpaid and Prepaid product brands. Jones has also served
Sprint as senior vice president for the General Business and Public
Sector organizations, as well as numerous vice president roles at the
area, regional and national levels for Local, Emerging and Mid-Markets
and General Business units.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 58.6 million connections as of September
30, 2015 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and
deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G
service from a national carrier in the United States; leading
no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and
Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk
capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been
named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the
past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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Roni Singleton, Sprint
404-649-8354
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Kristin
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Kristin.wallace@sprint.com
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