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Michel Combes — President & CFO at Sprint

Michel Combes — President & CFO at Sprint

Executive Bio

Mr. Michel Combes has been President and Chief Financial Officer of Sprint Corporation since January 6, 2018. Mr. Combes served as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Altice N.V. since June 28, 2016 and previously served as its Chief Operating Officer since August 2015. He was the Chairman at SFR Group SA (formerly Numericable-SFR) since September 1, 2015 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent from April 1, 2013 to September 1, 2015. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Vodafone Europe B.V. since October 2008. He served as a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners LLC, where he joined in 2013. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Europe Region at Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (Vodafone Group PLC) from October 1, 2008 to July 31, 2012. From 1985 to 2002, he served management positions in a number of the leading companies in France and also worked in the public sector. He has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry on a worldwide basis. He served as Senior Executive Vice President of Financial Rebalancing and Value Creation at Orange S.A. from February 2005 to January 2006 and served as its Senior Vice President of Group Finance from January 2003 to January 2006, Senior Executive Vice President since January 2003 and Chief Financial Officer until January 2006. He served as the Chief Executive of TDF Group (Telediffusion de France) from 2006 to 2008, where he led the management team which transformed the strategic plan implemented and turned its into an integrated European group focusing on future digital technologies and mobility. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of France Telecom. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Assystem-Brime since 2001. He served as Group Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of France T??l??com SA since January 2003 until 2006. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of GlobeCast from 1996 to 1999. He began his career at France Telecom in 1985 in the External Networks Division and in the Industrial and International Affaires Division. He served as a Member of Management Board at Vivendi S.A. since May 2012. He served as Technical Advisor to the Minister for Postal Services, Telecommunications and Space from 1991 to 1995 and Minister for Equipment, Transportation and Tourism. He re-joined France Telecom in June 1995 as a Deputy Vice President of TeleDiffusion de France from June 1996 to 1999. He served as an Executive Vice President of the Nouvelles Fronti??res group from December 1999 to 2001. He has been the Chairman of Supervisory Board at Assystem since June 8, 2006. He served as the Chairman of Supervisory Board at Vodafone GmbH. He served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Assystem SA since January 25, 2004 until May 22, 2014. He served as the Chairman and Director of Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) Limited. Mr. Combes served as the Chairman of Atari soci??t?? anonyme from January 30, 2008 to March 18, 2009. He served as the Chairman of GlobeCast from 1995 to 1999. He served as the Chairman of GlobeCast with France Telecom from 1996 to 1999. He served as the Chairman of TDF Group from 2006 to 2008. He served as the Chairman of Solocal Group SA. He has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Public Joint-Stock Company Mobile TeleSystems (Alternate name MTU) since February 14, 2013. He was a Director of SFR Group SA since September 1, 2015. He serves as a non-executive director of HDL Development. He was a Director of Altice USA, Inc since June 22, 2017. He serves as a Director of Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC. He serves as a Director of Liberty TV and ISS Equity A/S. He serves as a Member of the Board of Censors at Associes en Finance. He serves as a Member of Supervisory Board of ProCapital S.A. He served as a Director of ISS A/S and ISS World Services A/S from July 9, 2010 to April 2013. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board at Assystem SA since 2003. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Altice N.V. from January 06, 2014 to May 19, 2015. He served as a Board of Advisor at Brightstar Corp. since November 7, 2012. He served as a Director of Alcatel-Lucent from April 1, 2013 to July 2015. He served as a Board Member of Weather (Orascom Wind), Eurotunnel and Procapital. He served as an Executive Director of Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (Vodafone Group plc) from June 1, 2009 to July 24, 2012. He served as an Independent Director of Atari soci??t?? anonyme from September 27, 2007 to October 1, 2009. He served as a Director of TNU SA since 2000, Mobistar SA/NV (now Orange Belgium S.A.) since September 27, 2007 and TNU PLC since October 2000. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Sonaecom, S.G.P.S., S.A. until July 6, 2006. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board at ENV International N.V. since July 15, 2004, Altamir SCA since April 26, 2006 and Atos SE (Alternate Name: Atos S.A. and Atos Origin SA) since June 2008. He served as a Director of TDF Group. He served as a Member of Audit Committee at ISS Global A/S. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering and graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, the Paris Telecoms School and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications in Paris. Mr. Combes holds a PhD degree in Corporate Strategy from the Universit- Paris Dauphine and a Ph.D. degree in Forecasting from National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris.

President & CFO Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Michel Combes holds the highest position within the Finance department at Sprint — President & CFO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Moderately paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Sprint's Finance department are invested in Sprint's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Sprint Employees

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Sprint's Executive Team scores in the Top 50%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Department - Admin 95/100
Ethnicity - Native American 90/100
Department - Operations 78/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Department - Communications 30/100
Department - Marketing 40/100
Department - Business Development 44/100

Sprint's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 316 ratings, Sprint's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œC+ā€ or 66/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Admin department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Communications department.

Sprint's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 45% of other companies in Lawrence, KS and Top 50% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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