Sprint Investment in the Pacific Northwest Comes to Life
June 02 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Sprint goes big in the Pacific NW, expanding
offices in Bellevue and Beaverton, building a new leadership team,
creating more than 150 jobs and bringing Copa América Centenario
international soccer to Seattle
In the first five months of 2016, Sprint (NYSE: S) continues its
One Sprint localization strategy by making major strides in its
Pacific Northwest expansion. The carrier has established new
regional sales offices in Bellevue and Beaverton, and has added
more than 150 jobs within the region, including 120 retail
positions.
Sprint is also fueling the region’s passion for soccer as an
official sponsor of Copa América Centenario, bringing the
excitement of international soccer to CenturyLink Field in Seattle
on June 4, 14 and 16. In addition, the regional team has made a
donation to the Issaquah Soccer Club, a full service club serving
families in Issaquah, Sammamish and surrounding communities.
“As Sprint continues its expansion into the Pacific NW, we will
continue to open new stores and remain focused on delivering a
world-class customer experience,” said Annette Jacobs,
president-Pacific Northwest Region at Sprint. “We are rebuilding
ourselves within the community through donations, sponsorships and
direct involvement with charitable organizations, as we strive to
be the carrier of choice in our hometowns.”
Newly Established Sales Leadership Team
Jacobs, who joined Sprint in November 2015, continues to build
her team and announces three new sales directors to ensure Sprint
customers in the region continue receiving the best experience. The
Pacific Northwest territory includes Hawaii, Oregon, and
Washington.
- Linda Larsen, based in Bellevue,
WA, has been named director, Retail Sales overseeing all
corporate-owned retail stores in the region. Larsen joined Sprint
in February after honing her extensive sales experience at Verizon,
AirTouch and T-Mobile. She is responsible for consumer and small
business wireless sales, as well as store profitability for more
than 100 locations.
- Eddie Ellard, based in Bellevue,
WA, joined Sprint in March as director, Sales-Small & Medium
Business (SMB). With previous experience at Verizon, MCI and F5
Networks, Ellard will be responsible for driving business sales
growth in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands.
- Sandra Marconi, based in
Beaverton, OR, has been appointed director, Sales-Indirect
Distribution. Marconi has held sales leadership positions at Sprint
for more than 19 years. She will oversee indirect distribution
recruitment, development and management, working with local
distribution and national retailers for the postpaid and prepaid
businesses.
Strong Ties to Soccer
When the Copa América Centenario organizers were looking for a
lead sponsor, Sprint jumped at the chance to bring the tournament
to soccer passionate Seattle. Sprint is creating an immersive and
engaging fan experience that will include an interactive digital
wall, 360° photo booth where fans will get digital downloads of
their photos for social sharing and charging stations.
Additionally, Sprint will supply Copa América Centenario with Flag
Bearers from the local community to lead the teams and referees
onto the field at the start of each match.
In addition to bringing the excitement of Copa América
Centenario, and to enrich the local community where its employees
live and shop, Sprint has pledged a $10,000 donation to the
Issaquah Soccer Club. Sprint has selected members of the Issaquah
Soccer Club to participate as Flag Bearers for each match taking
place in Seattle.
“We are grateful that a large company like Sprint has reached
into the community and selected us to help build stronger ties to
the community,” said Joe Yellig, executive director at Issaquah
Soccer Club. “With the assistance offered from Sprint, we’ll
continue to provide programs for all players and skill levels.”
Sprint Network in the Pacific Northwest
Sprint customers across the Pacific Northwest are experiencing
faster, stronger, more reliable service than before with the
availability of Sprint’s LTE Plus Network. LTE Plus, available in
more than 200 markets across the country, including locations such
as Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Bremerton/Silverdale, Olympia, Port
Townsend, Portland, take advantage of Sprint’s rich triband
spectrum portfolio and uses some of the world’s most advanced
wireless technologies. For example, carrier aggregation creates a
wider lane that allows more network traffic to travel at higher
rates, enabling Sprint to provide customers even faster data speeds
on capable devices. According to Sprint’s analysis of Nielsen
Mobile Performance data, Sprint now delivers faster LTE download
speeds than Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.1
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 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016 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.
1Claim based on Sprint’s analysis of average LTE download speeds
using Nielsen NMP data (Feb. thru Apr. 2016). Actual download
speeds may vary by location and device capability.
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SprintJohn Votava, 949-242-9017John.2.Votava@sprint.com
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