OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. named Judith Muhlberg senior vice president of corporate communications for Sprint Nextel Corp. following Sprint’s pending acquisition of Nextel, which is expected to close during the third quarter. Muhlberg will report to Gary Forsee, Sprint Nextel president and chief executive officer, and will oversee all communications for the company.
Muhlberg most recently served as a consultant for privately held employee engagement and strategy execution firm Gagen MacDonald. Muhlberg also served as senior vice president of communications at Boeing; in several communications positions at Ford Motor Co.; and as an aide to the chiefs of staff at the White House during the Ford administration.