Embarq has named Tom A. Gerke, 51, as its new CEO. 
Since January 2007 he has led EMBARQ’s Wholesale Markets business unit, while continuing to lead the company’s legal, regulatory and external affairs functions. Before joining EMBARQ, in connection with its spin-off from Sprint Nextel, he held a variety of leadership roles at Sprint Nextel, including executive vice president and general counsel.http://www.embarq.com
- In December 2007, Sprint Nextel named Daniel R. Hesse, as its new president and CEO. He previously was chairman, president and CEO of Embarq, which was previously Sprint’s Local Telecommunications Division. Hesse had been chairman and CEO since Embarq’s inception in 2006. Prior to the formation of Embarq, he served as CEO of Sprint’s Local Telecommunications Division for one year before the spin-off that created Embarq.