Sprint Names Néstor Cano Chief Operating Officer
January 24 2017 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Today, Sprint (NYSE: S) named Néstor Cano, 52, to the newly
created position of chief operating officer. Cano will be
responsible for delivering operational excellence, driving further
expense reductions, and strengthening systems and processes across
the business.
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Sprint Names Néstor Cano Chief Operating
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Cano’s appointment is effective Feb. 2, and he will report to
Sprint President and CEO Marcelo Claure.
“I’m so proud of the progress Sprint made in 2016, and now it’s
time to accelerate our turnaround with operational excellence and
superior execution,” said Claure. “Néstor is a proven
transformation leader with an incredible work ethic. His experience
running low-margin businesses with low operating expenses will help
Sprint continue its transformation and improve execution at all
levels of the organization.”
Cano is a strong and dynamic leader with extensive experience in
the distribution and technology industry, previously serving in
roles in sales, procurement, pricing, operations and IT. Most
recently, he was president of European Operations at Tech Data, one
of the world’s largest distributors of IT products and services.
Cano also held other senior executive roles at the company where he
fixed management processes and controls to drive the best-ever
profit in the company’s European operations.
“Sprint has already undergone tremendous change and has seen
great improvement under Marcelo’s leadership,” Cano said, “and I am
excited to join Sprint at this critical time in the company’s
turnaround. I am committed to driving focused execution of Sprint’s
strategic plan to ensure Sprint remains a strong and relevant
competitor in the wireless industry.”
Before joining Tech Data, Cano held positions with technology
companies in Spain, including Tronik and CCR Informatica. Cano will
relocate to the Kansas City area with his family.
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 60.2 million
connections as of Sept. 30, 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.
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SprintDave Tovar, 913-315-1451David.Tovar@sprint.com
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