Sprint today appointed seasoned telecom executive Michel Combes as President and Chief Financial Officer. Combes replaces Tarek Robbiati, who will transition away from Sprint at the end of the month.
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure thanked Robbiati for his work in helping Sprint reduce costs over the last few years. In addition to serving as CFO, Combes will be added to Sprint’s board of directors. Before joining Sprint, Combes served as CEO of Altice, CEO of SFR, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, CFO of France Telecom, and CEO of Vodafone Europe.
“I have known Marcelo for many years and am delighted to join the Sprint team and build upon the great progress achieved to date,” said Combes.
Combes officially joins Sprint on January 6, he will report directly to Claure.
