KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that chief financial officer John Thompson would transition into a new position of vice president of strategic initiatives in order to spend more time with his family. Thompson said he would continue to serve as CFO until a successor is named.
The company noted that its senior managers’ employment agreements expired this year and Thompson took the opportunity to move into a new role. The other senior managers have agreed to new employment agreements that were approved by Nextel Partners’ compensation committee of the board of directors.