ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced today that
John Bickham joined the Company
effective April 30, 2012 as Chief
Operating Officer. In his new position, Mr. Bickham will be
responsible for managing operations across Charter's footprint.
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A 26-year veteran of the cable industry, Mr. Bickham most
recently served as President of Cable and Communications for
Cablevision.
"John knows this industry well, and appreciates what it takes to
run operations most effectively," said Tom
Rutledge, Charter's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"We've worked together for many years and I'm confident in his
ability to help this organization achieve its full potential."
Prior to joining Cablevision in 2004, Mr. Bickham was Executive
Vice President for Time Warner Cable
with corporate responsibility for a number of large markets. In
1986 Mr. Bickham was a founding executive of KBLCOM, a cable
company that partnered with ATC and owned cable systems with
1,700,000 customers. His tenure with KBLCOM ended in 1995 as
President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Bickham serves on the Cable Center Board and was honored
with the industry's Vanguard Award for Cable Operations Management
in 2007. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical
engineering from Texas A&I University.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading broadband
communications company and the fourth-largest cable operator in
the United States. Charter
provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including
advanced Charter TV® video entertainment programming, Charter
Internet® access, and Charter Phone®. Charter Business® similarly
provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to business organizations, such as
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business
telephone, video and music entertainment services, and wireless
backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and production services are
sold under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter
can be found at charter.com.
SOURCE Charter