Sprint has appointed Junichi Miyakawa has been named to the newly created position of Technical Chief Operating Officer. He previously led SoftBank's network operations in Japan.
In his new role at Sprint, Miyakawa will oversee the company’s network and technology organization, including related strategy, network operations and performance. He will also lead its relationships with key network equipment vendors and will report directly to Marcelo Claure, Sprint’s Chief Executive Officer.
Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye and John Saw Ph.D., Chief Network Officer, will continue to lead their organizations at Sprint and will report to Miyakawa.
Miyakawa will remain an Executive Vice President and Board Director at SoftBank Mobile, SoftBank BB and SoftBank Telecom, but his main focus will be on Sprint.
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