STAMFORD, Conn., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that
John Bickham has been named
President and Chief Operating Officer of Charter
Communications. Bickham has served as COO of Charter since
joining the company in 2012.
"John is the best operating executive in the industry and
Charter is lucky to have him," said Tom
Rutledge, Charter Chairman and CEO. "It is no accident
that Charter has become the fastest growing cable company in the
nation over the last several years under John's leadership.
His operational expertise will continue to be invaluable to the
company as we integrate three companies into one, and bring the
many benefits of the Charter strategy and the Spectrum brand to
millions of customers."
A 30-year cable industry veteran, Bickham has served in various
cable operations leadership roles. Prior to joining Charter
he served as President of Cable and Communications at
Cablevision. Bickham served as Executive Vice President for
Time Warner Cable overseeing
operations in North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Texas.
Earlier he oversaw Time Warner Cable's Los Angeles system. In 1986 Bickham was
a founding executive of KBLCOM, a cable company that partnered with
ATC and owned cable systems in eight states.
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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