What Happened?
Miami, FL-based TracFone Wireless has Appointed John Collier as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
TracFone Wireless is America`s largest and number one prepaid cell phone provider in the U.S. With over 23 million subscribers, TracFone Wireless has been the undisputed leader in prepaid wireless since its founding in 1996. TracFone Wireless is a subsidiary of América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. ("AMX") (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL). América Móvil is the fourth largest cell phone company in the world and the largest in all of the Americas with more than 194 million cell phone subscribers. América Móvil has been named "Technology Hot 100" company by Business Week. TracFone Wireless` formula for success is simple — exclusive focus on prepaid cell phones and service. Unlike most prepaid providers, TracFone Wireless does not require its customers to enter into a service contract. TracFone Wireless customers enjoy the freedom TracFone has to offer — No Bills, No Contracts, No Surprises — you are in control. Prepaid is all TracFone Wireless does and with over 23 million subscribers, TracFone Wireless does it better than anybody else. TracFone Wireless believes that cell phone ownership is a right and an important tool for individual success in today`s world. Everyone should have a cell phone without the need for a contract or a high credit rating. People should have the right to always know what their cell phone service will cost and no one should have to pay more than they want or can afford. TracFone Wireless believes in making the cost to own & maintain a cell phone as low as possible and TracFone Wireless never charges extra fees to activate your service. TracFone Wireless is glad to lead the movement in the U.S. to make cell phone service available to everyone. TracFone Wireless invests hundreds of millions of dollars every year to reduce the prices of our cell phones and make them affordable for all.
About the Person
John Collier is the Corporate Vice President and Global Chief Architect of ISD Architecture for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He joined Wal-Mart in 2008. In his current role as Vice President and Chief Architect, he is responsible for leading the Global ISD Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture team. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, John was Senior Vice President, IT Strategy, Architecture and Pre-Production at Bank of America and Countrywide Financial Corporation. He also worked for Williams-Sonoma, a $4B specialty retailer, in several cross-functional roles including architecture, engineering and governance. At Globallinx Networks Inc, a provider of online managed information, entertainment and partnership portal for the hospitality industry, John operated as the Co-Founder, Vice President of Business Development, and member of the Board of Directors, where he led innovation, business development and digital partner integrations. In 1993 John founded 2C Productions, LLC, an ideation, design and patent venture investment preparation firm, where he served as General and Principal Ideation Partner. He worked with cross-industry leaders like Intel, Panasonic, Hitachi, and HP. John also held other technology leadership roles including Principal of Information Technology at HDR, Inc a national leader in engineering services. He has more than 20 years of ideation, architecture, and technology leadership experience and currently sits on the Board of Directors for United Way.
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