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T-Mobile’s trash-talking CEO John Legere, who oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the wireless carrier since he got the job in 2012, will step down next year. Legere will remain a member of T-Mobile’s board.

On May 1st, 2020, Mike Sievert, T-Mobile’s current president and chief operating officer and Legere’s widely expected successor, will take over as CEO. It had previously been rumored that Sievert would take over the position after the closing of T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, which has now been approved by federal regulators but is being held up by lawsuits from state attorneys general.

Legere’s contract is up on April 30th, and T-Mobile had already made big promises to Sievert. Sievert’s own contract allows him to leave if he does not…

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