SAN DIEGO--- Leap Appoints Fernando Corona As Vice President of Channel Development; Strategic Hire Brings More than 20 Years of
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced that it has appointed Fernando Corona as vice president of channel development for the Company. In this position, Corona will be responsible for leading the expansion of Leap's Cricket service into new sales channels.
"The more than two decades of sales, marketing and general management experience that Fernando brings to Leap will be an invaluable asset to the business," said Linda K. Wokoun, senior vice president, marketing and customer care for Leap. "As we continue on our strategic growth path for the business, it is critical that we have the right talent in place to achieve our objectives. Fernando's proven track record of driving business development and growth makes him the ideal candidate to take Cricket's channel development efforts to the next phase."
Corona comes to Leap with more than 22 years of experience in sales, marketing and general management. Most recently he was president and CEO for V-Enable, Inc. in San Diego, where he was responsible for raising capital for the company, recruiting, managing customer and strategic relationships, and channel distribution and operations.
Prior to working with V-Enable, Corona served as senior vice president for PacketVideo for two years where he structured and developed the product marketing and marketing communications teams that positioned the company to be a leader in the wireless multimedia space. From 1998 to 2000, Corona was with Tandberg Data serving as president and CEO. From 1997 to 1998, Corona was the Director of Pan American distribution sales for Maxtor Corporation, where he managed an organization that sold to tier-two distributors in Canada, Latin America and the U.S. Corona has also held management positions with Allied Telesyn, International Western Digital Corporation, Miniscribe Corporation and AST Research, Inc.
He is active in the community serving on the Board of Directors for San Diego Children's Museum, the Board of Advisors for the Regional Technology Association/Connect and the San Diego Telecom Council. Corona received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Fullerton.
About Leap
Leap, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is a customer-focused company providing innovative mobile wireless services that are targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional communications companies. With a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of our business, Leap pioneered Cricket service, a simple and affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service. Cricket service offers customers unlimited anytime minutes within the Cricket calling area over a high-quality, all-digital CDMA network. California. For more information, please visit www.leapwireless.com.