Sep 19

John Legere confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA

Posted in: Today's Chili

John Legere confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of TMobile USA

Back in the heat of summer, T-Mobile USA‘s then CEO Philipp Humm resigned to take up the mantle at Vodafone. In the interim, former COO Jim Alling stepped up to keep the chair warm while a permanent replacement was found. Today we learn that John Legere, former CEO of Global Crossing, will relieve Alling of those duties, and fill the top spot full-time. With 32 years experience in the industry, Legere also spent time at Dell as president of European, Middle East and African operations. For now, his first task will likely be leading the firm’s LTE deployment, and trying to win some of the faithful back. Head past the break for the full PR and the new CEO’s first video address to employees.

Continue reading John Legere confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA

Filed under: ,

John Legere confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Jul 16

Yahoo appoints former Google exec Marissa Mayer as CEO

Posted in: Today's Chili

Yahoo appoints former Google exec Marissa Mayer as CEOAs a top executive and employee number 20 at Google, there wasn’t necessarily a tremendous opportunity for growth at the Mountain View search giant. That may explain Marissa Mayer’s recent decision to jump ship in favor of joining Yahoo as the company’s chief executive — a role the former Google VP of Local, Maps and Location Services plans to assume tomorrow. Mayer joined Google way back in June of 1999 as the company’s first female engineer, and remained employed until her resignation earlier today. There’s no question that Yahoo will be in good hands — its new CEO does in fact have a degree in computer science — but the company’s future still remains in question, following a clear inability to catch up to its chief competition.

Continue reading Yahoo appoints former Google exec Marissa Mayer as CEO

Filed under:

Yahoo appoints former Google exec Marissa Mayer as CEO originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceThe New York Times, Yahoo  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,