Background
Gerke, Thomas A. was born in 1956.
lawyer transportation executive
Gerke, Thomas A. was born in 1956.
Bachelor in Management, Juris Doctor, University Missouri, Kansas City. Master of Arts in Finance, Rockhurst University, Kansas City.
Partner Smith, Gill, Fisher & Butts, Kansas City. Senior attorney Sprint Corporation, 1994—1997, assistant vice president law, mergers & acquisitions, 1997—1999, vice president legal general business & technical, 1999—2000, corporation secretary, associate general counsel, 2000—2002, vice president business development, strategic planning & alliances, Global Markets Group, 2002—2003, executive vice president, general counsel & external affairs, 2003—2005. General counsel law & external affairs, Local Telecommunications Division Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2005—2006.
General counsel law & external affairs Embarq Corporation, 2006—2007, interim Chief Executive Officer, 2007—2008, Chief Executive Officer, 2008—2009. Executive vice chairman CenturyLink, Inc., 2009—2010. Executive vice president, general counsel, corporation secretary YRC Worldwide, Inc., since 2011.
Board trustees Rockhurst University.