STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) today announced that
Philip G. Meeks will join the
Company as Executive Vice President, President of Business
Enterprise Services upon completion of the announced merger with
Time Warner Cable. In this role, he will oversee all aspects of
Charter's Business Enterprise unit and will report to Tom Rutledge, President and Chief Executive
Officer.
"Phil's knowledge and understanding of the commercial
telecommunications industry is all-encompassing," said Rutledge.
"With a proven track record of success, Phil's leadership will be
instrumental to the continued growth of our enterprise
business."
Meeks currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer for Business Services at Time Warner Cable, where
he leads the rapidly growing business services unit, serving over
650,000 business customers and accounting for over $3 billion in annualized revenue. Prior to that,
he served as Senior Vice President of Cox Business, where he led
3,500 employees in making it the fastest growing business unit in
the enterprise.
Before joining Cox in 2008, he was the co-founder and lead
executive for a start-up company focused on enhancing the supply
chain between technology vendors and value added resellers in the
Internet security, data storage and VoIP markets. Meeks served in
various strategy, sales and account management roles during 20
years of service at MCI Telecommunications, including Senior Vice
President of Sales Operations and Senior Vice President of
Strategic Ventures and Alliances. He started his career at AT&T
Information Systems/Southern Bell in 1979 and progressed through
various sales and marketing leadership roles.
Meeks is a graduate of the University of
Georgia, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Marketing and Journalism. He also completed Executive Education
programs at both the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and the University of
Virginia.
Meeks will be based at Charter's Stamford, Connecticut corporate
headquarters.
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 Spectrum TV™ video entertainment programming, Spectrum
Internet™ access, and Spectrum Voice™. Spectrum 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 Spectrum Reach™ brand. More information about
Charter can be found at charter.com
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