Cricket Appoints Gregg Humphreys as Area General Manager for Arizona Region
PHOENIX – Aug. 13, 2008 – Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, has promoted Gregg Humphreys to area general manager for the Arizona region. Humphreys will oversee sales and distribution strategies, management and development teams, growth within the market, as well as market-share, revenue, and profitability objectives in Phoenix-Metro, Tucson, Nogales, and Casa Grande.
Humphreys has been with Cricket since 2000, previously serving as the district director in Charlotte and Greensboro N.C. With more than 18 years of experience in the wireless industry, he has held sales and management positions with Airtouch Cellular/Verizon Wireless and Cellular One/CMT Partnership in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
“I am excited to return to the Southwest. I have a history in this community and I am looking forward to the opportunity to return and help Cricket continue to grow here in Arizona,” said Humphreys.
Humphreys will be based out of Cricket’s Phoenix office and report directly to Matt Stoiber, regional vice president for the Southwest region.
About Cricket®
Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.
