In other news this week, WeWorks, controlled by SoftBank, was
rumored to be courting T-Mobile’s CEO, John Legere, to be its new CEO. SoftBank currently is the majority
shareholder in Sprint, the company merging with T-Mobile in early 2020, if a
settlement with 15 states trying to block the merger is reached. In the twists and turns of the T-Mobile-Sprint
merger, Marcelo Claure, who is the executive chairman of Sprint, is also the COO
of SoftBank.
The attractiveness of Legere to be the savior of WeWorks
makes sense. His success in elevating
T-Mobile to the 3rd largest wireless carrier in the U.S. with his
eccentric and “make it happen approach” is undisputable. But, if T-Mobile is going to get through the
court case with the states AND live up to all its promises to the federal and
state agencies, it needs Legere at the helm.
No ands, ifs, or buts.
No comments:
Post a Comment