Cablevision Systems Corporation Expands Board of Directors Electing Two New Members.Business Editors BETHPAGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2002 Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CVC) today announced that it has elected Thomas V. Reifenheiser and Vice Admiral John R. Ryan Vice Admiral John R. Ryan (b. August 15, 1945) is the former Chancellor of the State University of New York. A native of Mountainhome, Pa., Vice Admiral Ryan graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1967 with his twin brother, Vice Admiral Norbert Ryan Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective October 22, 2002. The two new members increase the total number of directors to 14. "We are delighted to welcome Mr. Reifenheiser and Vice Admiral Ryan to our board. Cablevision will surely benefit from the wealth of experience and independent perspective they bring," said Charles F. Dolan, Chairman of Cablevision Systems Corporation. Thomas V. Reifenheiser, 67, served as a long-time senior executive of Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. and Chase Securities Inc., overseeing the Global Media and Telecommunications Division with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and London. Mr. Reifenheiser retired in September 2000 as a Managing Director and member of the Chase Management Committee. He attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated from Hofstra University. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Reifenheiser is currently a director of two public companies: Lamar Advertising company in Baton Rouge, La. and Mediacom Communications Corporation in Middletown, N.Y. He is also director of FNW Communications, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, 56, serves currently as the president of the State University of New York Maritime College SUNY Maritime College is located in the Bronx, New York City in historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula where the East River meets Long Island Sound. Founded in 1874, the SUNY Maritime College was the first college of its kind (federally approved, offering commercial . Well regarded for his organizational management skills, Mr. Ryan was previously the 56th superintendent of the United States Naval Academy United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded and opened (1845) it as the Naval School at Annapolis. . His long and distinguished military career has spanned various high-ranking commanding offices, including his previous role as Commander of the Maritime Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force, US Sixth Fleet/ Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean/Commander, Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean. Mr. Ryan graduated from the Naval Academy and then went on to attend George Washington University where he received an MSA. Mr. Ryan also completed the program for senior executives in national and international security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, colloquially known as the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) or simply the Kennedy School, is a public policy school and one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. at Harvard University. Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment, media and telecommunications companies. In addition to its broadband, cable, Internet and telephone offerings, the company owns and operates Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and its networks; Madison Square Garden and its teams; and, THE WIZ. In addition, Cablevision operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater . |
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