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  1. CEOs Rake It In When Their Companies Tank

    Thu, 8 Jan 2009

    what the average worker makes. Now it's 433 times, and many CEOs get paid handsomely, even if they fail. When Gary Forsee , the CEO of Sprint, was fired, he got $40 million, an $84,000-a-month pension for life, and help finding

  2. Sprint Offers Unlimited $99 "Simply Everything" Plan

    Thu, 28 Feb 2008

    has struggled to differentiate itself from the nation's other big mobile operators. Chairman, President and CEO Gary Forsee resigned last October and was replaced by a new CEO, Dan Hesse, in December. Current Sprint customers will be able

  3. CEO Profile: Sprint's new CEO showed grit from the start

    Mon, 25 Feb 2008

    about his swift housecleaning. "Accountability is a big thing with me," he says simply. Under the former CEO, Gary Forsee , Sprint began bleeding customers — more than 1 million in 2007. AT&T t and Verizon Wireless vz feasted on Sprint's

  4. Sprint's new CEO showed grit from the start

    Mon, 18 Feb 2008

    about his swift housecleaning. "Accountability is a big thing with me," he says simply. Under the former CEO, Gary Forsee , Sprint began bleeding customers — more than 1 million in 2007. AT&T t and Verizon Wireless vz feasted on Sprint's

  5. Sprint CEO aims for winning strategy

    Mon, 11 Feb 2008

    price plunged. Shares are down more than 60% since the $35 billion merger closed in August 2005. The former CEO, Gary Forsee , was shown the door last fall. It remains to be seen if Hesse will fare any better. John Hodulik, a telecom analyst

  6. Sprint cuts 4,000 more jobs

    Sun, 20 Jan 2008

    has struggled since it merged with Nextel in 2005. The $70 billion merger, engineered by Hesse's predecessor, Gary Forsee , was supposed to create a wireless behemoth that could steamroll the competition while pushing boundaries in wireless

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  1. Sprint Nextel to cut 4,000 jobs as customers flee

    Fri, 18 Jan 2008

    has struggled since it merged with Nextel in 2005. The $70 billion merger, engineered by Hesse's predecessor, Gary Forsee , was supposed to create a wireless behemoth that could steamroll the competition while pushing boundaries in wireless

  2. Sprint Insists its WiMax Network is on Track

    Tue, 8 Jan 2008

    operate over Sprint's EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) cellular network, Wi-Fi and WiMax. Since the ouster of Gary Forsee , the former CEO and chairman of Sprint Nextel, who was thought to be a champion of the company's WiMax plans, onlookers

  3. In Search of the Breakthrough Mobile Network

    Wed, 26 Dec 2007

    couldn't reach. However, the companies gave the same target: 100 million people by the end of 2008. Then Sprint CEO Gary Forsee , a backer of the estimated US$5 billion WiMax plan, was forced out of the struggling carrier. A few weeks later

  4. Sprint's New CEO Faces a Full Inbox

    Mon, 24 Dec 2007

    merger of Sprint and Nextel, which occurred in 2005. On Tuesday, Sprint announced Hesse is taking over immediately for Gary Forsee , who was forced out by the company's board in October. Hesse, 54, previously led Embarq, the local wireless carrier

  5. New CEO gets to try to turn Sprint around

    Wed, 19 Dec 2007

    54, to be CEO and help the No. 3 wireless phone provider to recover from recent subscriber losses. Hesse replaces Gary Forsee , who was forced out in October. James Hance will remain the non-executive chairman. Sprint, with 54 million customers

  6. Sprint Nextel Names Dan Hesse CEO

    Tue, 18 Dec 2007

    U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel has appointed Dan Hesse as president and CEO. He replaces Gary Forsee , who resigned in October. Forsee left as Sprint Nextel fought to retain market share in the face of its two larger rivals, AT

  7. Sprint Nextel sticks with wireless hot spot plan

    Tue, 23 Oct 2007

    said in an interview. Formerly the chief financial officer, Saleh was named acting CEO after the board forced out CEO Gary Forsee earlier this month. The board says it is focusing on outside candidates to fill the job. Saleh and Forsee worked side-by-side

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  1. The Worst CEOs

    Wed, 30 Apr 2008

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