On Monday, Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. informed Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel that he will not stand for re-election at the next annual meeting on May 12, according to a document filed with the SEC. The company did not say why he would not stand for re-election, but that it was not the result of any disagreements. Hockaday, who has served on the board since June 1997, isn’t without criticism. It was Pali Research Analyst Walter Piecyk, <a href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-draft-two-sprint-nextel-directors-wont-seek-re-election-analyst-wanted-" title="who offered harsh criticism of Sprint
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