Cricket Communications Announces New Houston Management Team
HOUSTON – October 23, 2007 – Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, is pleased to announce several new management team members. Joining the Houston management team are Alan Leser, area general manager; Jeff Brannan, district director; and Abraham Cromartie IV, district director. Each of the new team members come from other successful Cricket markets. Brannan and Cromartie join district director Kent Chinowth who has been in the Houston market since its launch in June 2006.
“We are extremely excited about the new management team,” said Leser. “Houston is one of Cricket’s most successful markets, realizing tremendous growth since launching last year. By bringing together such a strong team of professionals from other Cricket markets, we anticipate even greater success for the Greater Houston area.”
Leser’s duties include managing the Greater Houston and Bryan/College Station markets. He holds an undergraduate degree in Finance/Multinational from the University of Oklahoma and an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University. Leser is the former area general manager of the Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, TN, markets, which are some of Cricket’s top performing markets.
Brannan will join Chinowth to lead teams in supporting Cricket’s exclusive and standard dealer partners. Coming from the Boise market, Brannan worked his way up from retail store manager to field sales manager to his current role as district director. He holds a degree from the University of Phoenix.
As a district director, Cromartie will work with Cricket’s retail sales team. He will be instrumental in opening additional store locations throughout Houston, as well as in Bryan/College Station. He comes from Cricket’s Nashville market where he held various positions including retail store manager, field sales manager and customer operations manager. Cromartie holds a degree from Florida A&M University.
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