Sprint Corp. of Overland Park, Kansas, announced Thursday the hiring of three sales directors who will report directly to South Central Region President Jonathan Blitz. He runs the company’s new regional headquarters in Little Rock.
Two of the directors, Kris Spragg and Rick Urias, will work in Little Rock. Spragg will focus on customer experience, implementing sales strategies and growing distribution. Urias will direct sales and profitability at all Sprint-owned stores in the region that includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The third director, Clay Acosta, will work in New Orleans and lead small and medium business.
Last month, Sprint announced Blitz’s hiring as part of a restructuring that will decentralize operations, the opening of the new regional headquarters at 900 Shackleford Road and its intention to bring 100 jobs to Little Rock before the end of the year.
Spragg said in a news release, “It is a very exciting time to be a part of launching our new South Central Region. We are working tirelessly to ensure our residents know Sprint is here to provide them with the best wireless experience in the industry.”
During his 10 years with the company, Spragg has directed its sales teams and distribution in multiple Midwest states and most recently the Central Florida market, the release states.
Urias brings over 12 years of experience in the retail telecom industry to Sprint and worked for Verizon Wireless of New Jersey for eight years, most recently as district manager of retail sales in the Oklahoma City metro market.
Acosta, who has been with Sprint from 14 years, said in a news release, “We are very excited to grow the business channel throughout the region and be at the forefront of providing leading edge solutions to help connect businesses with the latest technology. We are committed to giving our business community the best solution consultants to help drive that connectivity.”
He started as a part-time retail sale rep and was later promoted to store manager. He then moved on to become a general business/public sector consultant, manage a sales team and manage the business channel at a regional level.