Sprint Corporation announced its board of directors has appointed Marcelo Claure to the board, bringing the total number of board members to nine. Mr. Claure is founder, chairman, president and CEO of Brightstar Corp. Prior to launching Brightstar, Mr. Claure was active in the expansion of the U.S. telecommunications market through a number of entrepreneurial endeavors including serving as president of Cellular Solutions, a successful wireless retailer in the northeast U.S.