TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced the appointment of Marcelo Claure as Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank Group Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of SoftBank Group International. Mr. Claure will also serve as Executive Chairman of Sprint, one of SoftBank’s largest portfolio companies, and continue to serve as a Director at both Sprint and SoftBank. In his new management role at SoftBank, Mr. Claure will work closely with Masayoshi Son and Rajeev Misra in.