William Blessing

Director/Board Member at KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

70 year

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William R.
Blessing is currently an Independent Director at Kansas City Life Insurance Co. and a Director at both The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. and Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America.
He previously held positions as a Director at Clearwire Corp., SVP-Strategic Planning & Corporate Development at Sprint Corp.
(Old) from 1981 to 2005, VP-Strategic Planning & Business Development at Sprint PCS from 1998 to 2003, Senior VP-Corporate Strategy & Development at Sprint Communications LLC in 2005, and Senior VP-Corporate Strategy & Development at Embarq Corp.
from 2006 to 2007.

William Blessing active positions

Companies	Position	Start
KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	Director/Board Member	2000-12-31
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit professional resident theater	Director/Board Member	-
Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides youth scouting programs and community leadership development opportunities	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of William Blessing

Companies	Position	End
Embarq Corp. Embarq Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wired telecommunications and related data services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2007-12-14
SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	2006-04-30
Sprint Corp. (Old) Sprint Corp. (Old) Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local and long-distance telecommunications services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-08-16
Sprint PCS Sprint PCS Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local and long distance telephone services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2003-07-31
Clearwire Corp. Clearwire Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides fourth generation wireless broadband services	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	8
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Provides life insurance and health insurance services	Finance
Sprint Corp. (Old) Sprint Corp. (Old) Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local and long-distance telecommunications services	Communications
Clearwire Corp. Clearwire Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides fourth generation wireless broadband services	Communications
Sprint PCS Sprint PCS Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local and long distance telephone services	Communications
Sprint Communications LLC Sprint Communications LLC Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless and wireline voice & data transmission services	Communications
Embarq Corp. Embarq Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wired telecommunications and related data services	Communications
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit professional resident theater	Commercial Services
Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides youth scouting programs and community leadership development opportunities	Commercial Services