Charter Communications Names Charles M. Lillis to its Board of Directors.Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2003 Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CHTR CHTR Charter CHTR Canadian High Temperature Research ) today announced the election of Charles M. Lillis, former Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MediaOne Group MediaOne Group, Inc. was a media/cable TV company that was formed in 1995 as U S WEST Media Group. It was created to eliminate competition between U S WEST's telephone service and cable TV businesses. , Inc., to the company's board of directors. "I'm pleased to have recruited Chuck to our Board," said Charter Chairman Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953 in Seattle, Washington) is an American entrepreneur. With Bill Gates, he formed Microsoft. . "His wealth of business knowledge and experience in the cable television industry will be an asset to the Board and our leadership team." Charter President and CEO Carl Vogel said, "Media One was a recognized leader in the deployment of advanced services, competitive positioning and the use of strategic research under Chuck's influence and direction, as well as a well-respected operator of broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . We are very pleased to have attracted him to our Board." Presently a private investor, Mr. Lillis served as CEO of MediaOne from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, he held various senior management positions at U S WEST, MediaOne's predecessor. Before joining U S WEST, he served as Dean of the University of Colorado's College of Business and as a professor at Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. . A director of SuperValu, Inc. and Williams Companies, Mr. Lillis works closely with his wife and children on programs sponsored by the Lillis Foundation. He is Chairman of the University of Washington Business Advisory Board, a member of the University of Washington Foundation Board, and a former member of the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
A graduate of the University of Washington, Seattle, with a master's degree in business administration, Mr. Lillis also holds a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , in Eugene. Mr. Lillis joins a Charter board comprising Chairman Paul G. Allen; and Directors David C. Merritt, former managing director of the Entertainment Media advisory group at Gerard, Klauer, Mattison & Co.; Marc B. Nathanson, Chairman of Mapleton Investments; Nancy B. Peretsman, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Allen & Co., (not affiliated with Mr. Allen); William D. Savoy, former President and CEO of Portfolio and Asset Management for Vulcan Inc.; John H. Tory, former President and CEO of Rogers Cable; Carl E. Vogel, President and CEO of Charter Communications, Inc; and Larry W. Wangberg, former Chairman and CEO of TechTV Inc. About Charter Communications Charter Communications, A Wired World Company(TM), is the nation's third-largest broadband communications company. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services to the home, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming platform via Charter Digital Cable(R) brand and high-speed Internet access marketed under the Charter Pipeline(R) brand. Commercial high-speed data, video and Internet solutions are provided under the Charter Business Networks(R) brand. Advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media(R) brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com. |
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