Paget L. Alves

Paget L. Alves brings many years of leadership experience to his role on the Board of Directors, including his extensive background in executive management and sales.

Paget served as Chief Sales Officer of Sprint Corporation, a wireless and wireline communications services provider, from January 2012 to September 2013 after serving as President of that company’s Business Markets Group since 2009. Prior thereto, he held various positions at Sprint Corporation, including President, Sales and Distribution, from 2008 to 2009, President, South Region, from 2006 to 2008, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Markets, from 2005 to 2006, and President, Strategic Markets from 2003 to 2005. Between 2002 and 2003, Paget served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Centennial Communications Corporation and from 2000 to 2001 served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PointOne Telecommunications, Inc.

Paget currently serves on the board of directors of International Game Technology PLC, a manufacturer and distributor of microprocessor-based gaming and video lottery products and software systems, and Ariel Investments LLC, an investment management company. He previously served on the boards of directors of GTECH Holdings Corporation from 2005 to 2006, Herman Miller, Inc. from 2008 to 2010 and International Game Technology Inc. from 2010 to 2015.

Paget received a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations and a J.D. from Cornell University.