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Richard Orchard a board member since June 2006 is a seasoned telecommunications veteran with more than 25 years of experience in sales operations and general management including 12 years in senior positions. In 2005 he served as chief transition officer for Sprint Nextel managing all aspects of the successful but complex $36 billion merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications.
During his career with Nextel Mr. Orchard also served as Chief Service Officer responsible for development of a best practice Customer Care organization; Eastern Regional President with operational responsibility for all aspects of sales service finance network construction and marketing for the eastern half of the U.S. market; and Area Vice President for the southeast. Before joining Nextel he spent more than 10 years with PacTel/AirTouch originally hired as its first sales representative and eventually advancing through positions in sales management and operations and as Area Vice President of all east coast properties. He entered the wireless industry in the late 1970s with Motorola Communications after earning a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California Santa Barbara. | 