STAMFORD, Conn., July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced two additions
to its leadership team. Mike Bair
has been named Executive Vice President, Spectrum Networks, and
Clifford Harris has been named
Senior Vice President, Law -- Programming, Product and Regulatory.
Bair will oversee all aspects of Charter's local news and sports
networks, including its regional sports networks in Los Angeles. Harris will oversee all legal
support for the programming and product groups as well as for all
regulatory compliance and policy matters at Charter. Both
executives will be based at Charter's Stamford, CT headquarters and will report to
David Ellen, Senior Executive Vice
President.
"We are thrilled that Mike and Cliff will be joining our
leadership team at Charter" said Ellen. "Their proven leadership
and valuable industry experience will be critical as we work to
align Charter as one company, on a path to continued growth and
success."
Bair joins Charter from Bleachers Corp., a start-up streaming
media company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to
Bleachers, Bair served as President of Madison Square Garden's Media Group where he
lead the strategic, operational and financial performance of MSG
Networks, Fuse Music TV, MSG Interactive, MSG Radio and all
sponsorship and ad sales for the parent company. Before MSG Media,
Bair served as President, Product Management and Marketing for
Cablevision's cable division, where he was responsible for product
strategy, programming, marketing, and advertising, as well as brand
management, for the company's video, voice and internet services.
Bair also held executive positions at Rainbow Media, HBO, Showtime
Networks and Ogilvy and Mather Advertising.
Harris joins Charter after 11 years with Cablevision where he
served as Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Cable.
In this role Harris oversaw all legal matters relating to
programming, product, sales and marketing. Throughout his tenure
with Cablevision, Harris advised the Company on copyright issues,
privacy and data security, trademark, terms of service matters, and
retransmission consent. He also managed cable and marketing-related
litigation, including copyright and anti-trust cases. Prior to
joining Cablevision, Harris served as general counsel to the
financial start-up WOTN, LLC, providing guidance on all aspects of
business strategy and planning, including corporate structure and
raising capital. Before WOTN, Harris served as an associate at both
Arnold & Porter and Sullivan & Cromwell.
Bair graduated from Pennsylvania State
University with a B.A. in Broadcast Communications, and is a
recipient of the university's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Harris completed his B.A. in history at Vassar in 1989. He graduated Magna Cum Laude
from the University of Michigan's law
school in 1992 as a member of the Order of the Coif.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading broadband communications
company and the second 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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